Temple Grandin documentary: Thinking differently opens doors

FORT COLLINS — “I recognize doors are opportunities,” Temple Grandin, the iconic Colorado State University professor, says in “An Open Door,” a documentary about her life and work in the fields of agriculture and neuroscience. “Doors have always been very symbolic for me because I have to have visual images — and one thing that I figured out very early on is certain people can open doors.”

Grandin, a world-renowned voice for animals, women and the autism community, has dedicated her life to opening both metaphoric and real-life doors for those in need of recognition, support and opportunity. And…