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The social Black Bear | Benjamin Kilham | TEDxNewEnglandCollege

A chance to work with the social black bear population changed everything for the gifted dyslexic Benjamin Kilham. He helped rehabilitate them and they helped him realize his potential. I am what is called a “gifted” dyslexic, that is I have an IQ in the top 1% of the human population but I read at a “third grade” level. I managed to graduate from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Wildlife in 1974, but my grades and test scores were erratic at best. With my dreams of studying animal behavior and working with it in graduate school dashed, I enrolled and graduated from a trade school for gunsmithing in Lakewood, Colorado. It was apparent I had another calling, as I flourished working with my hands. For the first time in my life, the results of my efforts reflected my ability, and the results were tangible. My experience as a gunsmith was challenging and personally rewarding, but I still had aspirations and an interest in animal behavior. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx