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The Autistic Brain:
Thinking Across the Spectrum
A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate.
When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more pr...
Different... Not Less:
Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD
This book is a compilation of success stories from adults with autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Each shares what he...
The Way I See It:
A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's
Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition
In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum f...
Temple Grandin Profile
Dr. Grandin did not talk until she was three and a half years old! She was fortunate to get early speech therapy. Her teachers also taught her how to wait and take turns when playing board games. She was mainstreamed into a normal kindergarten at age five. Oliver Sacks wrote in the forward of Thinking in Pictures that her first book Emergence: Labeled Autistic was "unprecedented because there had never before been an inside narrative of autism." Dr. Sacks profiled Dr. Grandin in his best selling book Anthropologist on Mars.
Dr. Grandin became a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. Today she is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She also has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling equipment design and animal welfare. She has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio) and a BBC Special – "The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow". She has also appeared on National TV shows such as Larry King Live, 20/20, Sixty Minutes, Fox and Friends, and she has a 2010 TED talk. Articles about Dr. Grandin have appeared in Time Magazine, New York Times, Discover Magazine, Forbes and USA Today. HBO made an Emmy Award winning movie about her life and she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016.
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Topics
Human Rights Overcoming Adversity Science Best-Selling Author Education Ethics Inspiration Social Responsibi...
Books
The Autistic Brain:
Thinking Across the Spectrum A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate. When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with on...
Different... Not Less:
Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD This book is a compilation of success stories from adults with autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Each shares what helped them during t...
The Way I See It:
A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple ...