MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A noted professor with autism whose work to understand livestock was the subject of an HBO movie has spoken at a lecture at Kansas State University.  Watch her lecture here.

Temple Grandin spoke Tuesday as part of the university’s Landon Lecture series, named after former Kansas Gov. Alf Landon.

Grandin, who showed signs of autism at an early age, spoke about her visual thinking process and how it helped her create cattle handling facilities. Grandin stressed hands-on learning and encouraged teachers attending the lecture to build on the strengths of students with different learning styles.

Grandin is a livestock equipment designer and animal welfare advocate, as well as the author of several books.

An HBO biopic, “Temple Grandin,” starred Claire Danes and won five Primetime Emmys.