Temple Grandin

And high school was just horrible.

And the only places I was not bullied was where there was a shared interest.

I played just pick up volleyball.

And then I got kicked out of a regular school for throwing a book at a girl.

Went to special high school.

I was a terrible student, so they put me to work on taking care of the horse barn, cleaning stalls every day.

But if I went riding with my friend, then I was not bullied.

Friends who shared interests.

I cannot emphasize enough.

My science teacher had a model rocket club.

You know, today it's going to be robotics club.

But those are the kind of places where a child would not be bullied.

Friends who shared interests.

Super important.

It's the worst part of my life, absolutely worst part of my life.

I've had reporters ask me, what would you tell your younger self?

I tell my teenage self, oh, after your teenage years, things will get a lot better.

When you say formative years, you mean younger school years?

Well, I was very good at building things.

I did a lot of that kind of activity.