Pensare in immagini. E altre testimonianze della mia vita di autistica

An interesting autobiography of an autistic women who has achieved much in her career as a brilliant scientist in animal husbandry, who has designed machinery to make the slaughter of cattle, less terrifying and painful to the animals. She provides insights into autism, but tends to generalize, descr Leggi tutto

Temple Grandin made it very clear how autism affected her as a child and as an adult. She was lucky to have her mom's, her aunt's, and teachers' help to help Temple through the hard times. Being a visual learner, Temple has a memory which retains visual pictures in her head like a CD. She has a vide Leggi tutto

Saw her on C-Span in an hour and a half long sit down w/Steve. It's still up. Moved me to tears, am dyslexic, and loved her characterization of our difficulties. She's a treasure. Too many of my friends have born children who are somewhere on the spectrum. I've been promoting her, and gifting her bo Leggi tutto

One of the best introductions to the topic of autism, written by an intelligent insightful insider. In her professional career Grandin has a special empathy for animals and is able to perceive the world from the viewpoint of other creatures—including other humans. The concept 'thinking in pictures' h Leggi tutto

I was expecting more of a memoir, but this really ended up being Ms. Grandin's opinion on different aspects of autism with her own experiences only sprinkled in. It was difficult to get through the more technical aspects of the book and it was frustrating how often information was repeated. There we Leggi tutto

I chose to read this book because my nephew has intense autism traits (level 3) & I wanted to understand him more. Having read the book, I now have a much better understanding of how my nephew might experience things & has enabled me to realise what I can do to make him more comfortable & happy. I ha Leggi tutto