Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism in Science and Inquiry

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Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism

Temple Grandin,

Oliver Sacks (Foreword)

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Jul 02, 2011 David Rubenstein rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobook, psychology

Temple Grandin's book "Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism" is certainly a unique book. Grandin writes in simple, understandable prose about how she and others with autism cope with life. She describes the difficulties she has had with social encounters, and how she has learned how to relate to others on an intellectual, rather emotional level. Grandin has a Ph.D. in animal science. She has made a career of designing equipment for handling livestock.

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Feb 08, 2011 aPriL does feral sometimes rated it liked it

Shelves: non-fiction

It's not poetry but very readable, a simple yet thorough description of autism, life experiences and educated guesses about how the wiring of the brain has a cause and effect on its operations which can be reasonably catalogued and documented. The suggestions to reach the brain despite the wiring distortions for sensory perceptions were eye opening and educating. Very interesting. ...more

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Sep 23, 2010 Mohammed alkindy rated it liked it

amused how human differ in their capabilities, how fine is the line between retardants and autism and being genius. for some, languange is a challenge but memorizing picture and even movie in its fine details is a second nature!

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