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Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism (Expanded)
Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism (Expanded) | Temple Speaker Grandin
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The captivating subject of Oliver Sack's "Anthropologist on Mars," here is Temple Grandin's personal account of living with autism extraordinary gift of animal empathy has transformed her world and ours.Temple Grandin is renowned throughout the world as a designer of livestock holding equipment. Her unique empathy for animals has her to create systems which are humane and cruel free, setting the highest standards for the industry the treatment and handling of animals. She also happens to be autistic. Here, in Temple Grandin's own words, is the story what it is like to live with autism. Temple is among the few people who have broken through many the neurological impairments associated with autism. Throughout her life, she has developed unique coping strategies, including her famous "squeeze machine, " modeled after seeing the calming effect squeeze chutes on cattle. She describes her pain isolation growing up "different" and her discovery visual symbols to interpret the "ways of the natives" "Thinking In Pictures" also gives information from the frontlines of autism, including treatme medication, and diagnosis, as well as Temple's insight into genius, savants, sensory phenomena, etc. Ultimately, it is Temple's unique ability describe the way her visual mind works and how she first made the connection between her impairment and animal temperament that is the basis of extraordinary gift and phenomenal success.
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Kathrin
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RinaBrahmbhattBarot Thought provoking and much needed. My daughter has autism and she has none of these symptoms..I prefer people to know it's a spectrum and all children are different 5y
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Samplergal
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#AnglophileApril
#InvisibleTouch

Temple Grandin realized her needs for touch and developed her own “squeeze box”, based on her work with cattle. People diagnosed with autism often have atypical sensory systems, requiring different types of touch.

Mdargusch Another book to add to your list @Reviewsbylola 6y
emilyhaldi Very cool 🙌🏻 6y
audraelizabeth This is my read harder challenge pick for book by someone who is neurodiverse 6y
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Samplergal @audraelizabeth I‘ve read a couple of her books. This is a good one. 6y
Reviewsbylola Genevieve has a book about her that I read to her class earlier this month! @mdargusch 6y
audraelizabeth I loved the movie about her. 6y
KCofKaysville Great book and movie. 4y
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Enjoyed Dr. Grandin's discussion today. I enjoyed her straightforward approach. She offered practical solutions, as opposed to theories. If you ever get a chance to hear her speak, I would recommend it. A young man that she mentored from his shyness as an autistic kid to an artist, much of his work is done with torn paper, also joined her on stage. He is truly a talented artist.

Blueberry Do you remember the young artist name? 7y
LisaJo @Blueberry His name is Grant Manier. 7y
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