My wife and I were up until 1:40am watching the HBO Original Movie Temple Grandin, based on the life of Temple Grandin. She was diagnosed with autism at the age of 4 in the 1950's. She has gone on to receive her Bachelor's, Master's, and finally her PhD.
Because she was not capable of physical human contact, she designed a "squeeze machine" that allowed her the physical touch that enabled her to reconnect and calm herself. She was able to design this by watching the cattle while working on her aunt's cattle farm and watching the cattle being placed in the chute to be inoculated.
Not only does she work as an advocate for early intervention for children diagnosed with autism, she is an advocate for the humane treatment for livestock. Nearly 1/2 of the beef consumed in the US is moved through a system designed by her.
From the movie, and what I have read and watched of her on YouTube, she is an extraordinary woman. Her is a YouTube video that shows just how passionate she is. I haven't watched the entire thing, but have watched a great deal of it, and do plan to watch more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgEAhMEgGOQ&feature=youtube_gdata
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