Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Grandin, Temple.

Thinking in pictures and other reports from my life with autism Temple Grandin ; with a foreword by Oliver Sacks. - 2nd Vintage books ed. - New York : Vintage Books, 2006. - xviii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

"Expanded edition including the most recent research, therapy, and resources"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269).

Thinking in pictures : autism and visual thought -- The great continuum : diagnosing autism -- The squeeze machine : sensory problems in autism -- Learning empathy : emotion and autism -- The ways of the world : developing autistic talent -- Believer in biochemistry : medications and new treatments -- Dating data : autism and relationships -- A cow's eye view : connecting with animals -- Artists and accountants : an understanding of animal thought -- Einstein's second cousin : the link between autism and genius -- Stairway to heaven : religion and belief.

The author describes her life with autism and how she has used her strong visual sensibility to cope with it.

9780307275653 0307739589



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Grandin, Temple.


Autistic people--United States--Biography.
Autistic Disorder.
Biography & Autobiography--People with Disabilities.
Biography & Autobiography--Personal Memoirs.
Psychology--Psychopathology--Autism Spectrum Disorders.



RC553.A88 / G74 2006

616.858820092 Gra B 12