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Title: Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life With Autism by Temple Grandin ISBN: 0-679-77289-8 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (30 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Well-Written View Of Autism From A Real Insider
Comment: Temple Grandin accomplished many things with this book. Technically, it is a very well-written book, with good flow, an extensive display of vocabulary (without sounding pretentious), a logical structure, and only a small amount of repetition (which is an accomplishment for an autistic person).
"Thinking in Pictures" explains autism from the inside-out. Oliver Sacks, in "An Anthropologist on Mars" gave an excellent description of autism (and Temple Grandin) from the outside, but this book gives the inside view from the very same subject. After reading the DSM-IV and many textbooks, I was still having trouble fully grasping what autism was. After reading Sacks' books, I was much clearer on the subject. "Thinking in Pictures" went three steps further in helping me to understand the various forms of autism. I also have a much greater understanding of what sensory integration treatment is all about, even though I had listened to two in-services on sensory integration by sensory integration therapists before reading this book.
I also learned much about the cattle and beef industry in this country, which was surprisingly interesting. I'm glad that there are people like Dr. Grandin in that business working to make it as humane as possible.
Temple Grandin is in an unusual situation and was able to give a perspective on what it means to be a "normal" human being that few people could give. Being a very bright but autistic person, she is almost the "flip-side" of "an anthropologist on Mars": it is as if she were a Martian anthropologist visiting Earth and trying to understand humanity. Her thinking, feeling, and sensory processes are so different from the average person, that she can almost view humanity from the outside.
"Thinking in Pictures" teaches the reader much about autism, the cattle industry, and humanity. What might surprise many people is that, with all that teaching going on, this book is also thoroughly enjoyable. I hope that I can someday meet Dr. Grandin, as I am sure it would be an interesting, unique, and memorable experience.
Christian McCallister, Ph.D., L.P., Clinical Psychologist
Rating: 4
Summary: The life and times of Temple Graindin
Comment: ...The book Thinking in Pictures involves the evaluation, from the first person perspective, of a life with autism, and delves into the complicated world of an autistic person. The book provides a clear explanation of almost all the problems that plaque a person with autism, and additionally shows the way an autistic person's mind works and
the way the world affects their thinking. The book conveys information primarily through the view of author Temple Graindin, but also makes references and comparisons to animal science and, thus provides an almost parallel theme to the
book.
While parts of the book do diverge from the subject, the book provides an excellent summary of the life of an autistic in a non autistic world. Because the book is written from the first person, there is a personal touch to the book that draws the reader in and helps them to better experience Temple's world. The comparisons to animals also prove to be effective as they further emphasize how different an autistic person's
mind works as compared to our's. It, then as a result, further shows how an autistic person's world is completely different, yet the same to our own. The book at times, however, sometimes goes too in-depth with the descriptions of animal science and
sometimes reads like a cattle-dairy science textbook. Much of the book also deviates from the main topic of autism into her own philosophies of life. Finally, much of theinformation about the drugs is very tedious, and while it does provide much useful information, does not contribute much to the overall theme of the book. On the whole, the book is very interesting and helps to show the pictures of the autistic world.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thinking in Pictures
Comment: I have no connection with autism. This book was recommended to me because I cannot think in pictures; my mind works with ideas and words. Temple Grandin has written a book about a way of thinking that is so alien to me she might as well be from a different planet. Absolutely amazing. I did not know that the world could be seen from this perspective. This book has changed the way I try to see the world. No TV program or lecture will cause you to shake your head in bewilderment like this book.
Temple Grandin is the Helen Keller of the 21st Century. Only her words can describe the world she lives in. Or maybe pictures.
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Title: Emergence : Labeled Autistic by Temple Grandin, Margaret M. Scariano ISBN: 0446671827 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism by Catherine Maurice ISBN: 0449906647 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Toilet Training for Individuals with Autism and Related Disorders by Maria Wheeler ISBN: 1885477457 Publisher: Future Horizons Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Nobody Nowhere: The Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic by Donna Williams ISBN: 0380722178 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Facing Autism: Giving Parents Reasons for Hope and Guidance for Help by Lynn M. Hamilton ISBN: 1578562627 Publisher: Waterbrook Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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