Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition
By Temple Grandin
By Temple Grandin
By Temple Grandin
By Temple Grandin
Category: Psychology | Biography & Memoir
Category: Psychology | Biography & Memoir
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$19.00
Jan 10, 2006 | ISBN 9780307275653
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Dec 24, 2008 | ISBN 9780307548030
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Praise
“A uniquely fascinating view not just of autism but of animal—and human—thinking and feeling, [providing] insights that can only be called wisdom.” –Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don’t Understand
“There are innumerable astounding facets to this remarkable book. . . . Displaying uncanny powers of observation . . . [Temple Grandin] charts the differences between her life and the lives of those who think in words.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer
“I hardly know what to say about this remarkable book. . . It provides a way to understand the many kinds of sentience, human and animal, that adorn the earth.” –Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs
Table Of Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword by Oliver Sacks
1. Thinking in Pictures: Autism and Visual Thought
2. The Great Continuum: Diagnosing Autism
3. The Squeeze Machine: Sensory Problems in Autism
4. Learning Empathy: Emotion and Autism
5. The Ways of the World: Developing Autistic Talent
6. Believer in Biochemistry: Medications and New Treatments
7. Dating Data: Autism and Relationships
8. A Cow’s Eye View: Connecting with Animals
9. Artists and Accountants: An Understanding of Animal Thought
10. Einstein’s Second Cousin: The Link Between Autism and Genius
11. Stairway to Heaven: Religion and Belief
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