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Thinking in pictures : and other reports from my life with autism / Temple Grandin ; with a foreword by Oliver Sacks.

Autism (other title)
Grandin, Temple. (Author).

Summary:

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 0307275655
  • ISBN: 9780307275653
  • ISBN: 9780307739582
  • Physical Description: xviii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Edition: 2nd Vintage Books edition
  • Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Expanded edition including the most recent research, therapy, and resources"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269).
Formatted Contents Note:
1 Thinking in Pictures: Autism and Visual Thought 3 -- 2 Great Continuum: Diagnosing Autism 33 -- 3 Squeeze Machine: Sensory Problems in Autism 58 -- 4 Learning Empathy: Emotion and Autism 84 -- 5 Ways of the World: Developing Autistic Talent 101 -- 6 Believer in Biochemistry: Medications and New Treatments 124 -- 7 Dating Data: Autism and Relationships 152 -- 8 A Cow's Eye View: Connecting with Animals 167 -- 9 Artists and Accountants: An Understanding of Animal Thought 184 -- 10 Einstein's Second Cousin: The Link Between Autism and Genius 204 -- 11 Stairway to Heaven: Religion and Belief 222.
Target Audience Note:
1120L Lexile
Subject:
Grandin, Temple.
Autistic people > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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  • 19 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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