Thinking in Pictures

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408807300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
The idea that some people think differently, though no less humanly, is explored in this inspiring book. Temple Grandin is a gifted and successful animal scientist, and she is autistic. Here she tells us what it was like to grow up perceiving the world in an entirely concrete and visual way - somewhat akin to how animals think, she believes - and how it feels now. Through her finely observed understanding of the workings of her mind she gives us an invaluable insight into autism and its challenges.

Thinking in Pictures

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780679772897
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
In this unprecedented book, a gifted animal scientist who is also autistic, delivers a report on autism, written from her unique perspective. What emerges is the document of an extraordinary human being, one who bridges the gulf between her condition and our own, shedding light on the riddle of our common identity.

Temple Grandin

Author: Sy Montgomery
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547733933
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183

Book Description
When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. While Temple’s doctor recommended a hospital, her mother believed in her. Temple went to school instead. Today, Dr. Temple Grandin is a scientist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Her world-changing career revolutionized the livestock industry. As an advocate for autism, Temple uses her experience as an example of the unique contributions that autistic people can make. This compelling biography complete with Temple’s personal photos takes us inside her extraordinary mind and opens the door to a broader understanding of autism.

Developing Talents

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: AAPC Publishing
ISBN: 9781934575284
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
This updated and expanded edition considers the continuing dismal employment statistics for individuals with ASD. The authors take an in-depth look at entrepreneurship. Using real-life examples, they point out that many of the unique characteristics of individuals on the autism spectrum lend themselves well to entrepreneurial ventures. The book explores many unnoticed aspects of Vocational Rehabilitation programs that provide job training and placement for people with disabilities, as well as Social Security Administration programs that offer vocational assistance. Employment figures and prospects have been updated, and new jobs have been added that are well suited for those on the spectrum.

Animals in Translation

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439130841
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
With unique personal insight, experience, and hard science, Animals in Translation is the definitive, groundbreaking work on animal behavior and psychology. Temple Grandin’s professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field of animal science. Grandin and coauthor Catherine Johnson present their powerful theory that autistic people can often think the way animals think—putting autistic people in the perfect position to translate “animal talk.” Exploring animal pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication, learning, and even animal genius, Grandin is a faithful guide into their world. Animals in Translation reveals that animals are much smarter than anyone ever imagined, and Grandin, standing at the intersection of autism and animals, offers unparalleled observations and extraordinary ideas about both.

The Way I See it

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 193527421X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
In this revised and expanded edition of the 2008 bestseller, Dr. Grandin, the world's most famous person with autism, reveals the secrets of her success. Grandin gets down to the real issues of autism--the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day.

Unstrange Minds

Author: Roy Richard Grinker
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786721928
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
A father's inspiring portrait of his daughter informs this classic reassessment of the "epidemic" of autism. When Isabel Grinker was diagnosed with autism in 1994, it occurred in only about 3 of every 10,000 children. Within ten years, rates had skyrocketed. Some scientists reported rates as high as 1 in 150. The media had declared autism an epidemic. Unstrange Minds documents the global quest of Isabel's father, renowned anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker, to discover the surprising truth about why autism is so much more common today. In fact, there is no autism epidemic. Rather, we are experiencing an increase in autism diagnoses, and Grinker shows that the identification and treatment of autism depends on culture just as much as it does on science. Filled with moving stories and informed by the latest science, Unstrange Minds is a powerful testament to a father's search for the truth.

Different ... Not Less

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Future Horizons
ISBN: 9781935274605
Category : Asperger's syndrome
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Fourteen individuals with autism, Asperger's syndrome, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder share the challenges they experienced growing up, their lives, relationships, and eventual careers.

The Autistic Brain

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547636458
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 253

Book Description
Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scans from numerous studies. Readers meet the scientists and self-advocates who are introducing innovative theories of what causes, how it is diagnosed, and how best to treat autism.

Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition

Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307548031
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
The 25th anniversary edition of this seminal work on autism and neurodiversity provides “a uniquely fascinating view” (Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don’t Understand) of the differences in our brains, and features updated research and insights. With a foreword by Oliver Sacks. Originally published in 1995 as an unprecedented look at autism, Grandin writes from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person to give a report from “the country of autism.” Introducing a groundbreaking model which analyzes people based on their patterns of thought, Grandin “charts the differences between her life and the lives of those who think in words” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). For the new edition, Grandin has written a new afterword addressing recent developments in the study of autism, including new diagnostic criteria, advancements in genetic research, updated tips, insights into working with children and young people with autism, and more.