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

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Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism
Temple Grandin
Manufacturer: Vintage
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0679772898
Release Date: 1996-10-29

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Oliver Sacks calls Temple Grandin's first book--and the first picture of autism from the inside--"quite extraordinary, unprecedented and, in a way, unthinkable." Sacks told part of her story in his An Anthropologist on Mars, and in Thinking in Pictures Grandin returns to tell her life history with great depth, insight, and feeling. Grandin told Sacks, "I don't want my thoughts to die with me. I want to have done something ... I want to know that my life has meaning ... I'm talking about things at the very core of my existence." Grandin's clear exposition of what it is like to "think in pictures" is immensely mind-broadening and basically destroys a whole school of philosophy (the one that declares language necessary for thought). Grandin, who feels she can "see through a cow's eyes," is an influential designer of slaughterhouses and livestock restraint systems. She has great insight into human-animal relations. It would be mere justice if Thinking in Pictures transforms the study of religious feeling, too.

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Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism because she is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us. In this unprecedented book, Grandin writes from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person. She tells us how she managed to breach the boundaries of autism to function in the outside world. What emerges is the document of an extraordinary human being, one who gracefully bridges the gulf between her condition and our own while shedding light on our common identity.

"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."--Philadelphia Inquirer

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A Must-Read for Oliver Sacks Fans.......2006-10-30

As you would expect from a book subtitled And Other Reports From My Life with Autism, Temple Grandin gives us a fascinating inside view of what it's like to be autistic. What you might not expect is how deftly she weaves neuroscience, animal behavior, humane practices in America's animal processing facilities, biochemistry, and even religion into this bestseller.

In contrast to the "experts" who tell us that there can be no true thinking or tool building without language, she's here to tell us that her visual, computer-like method of solving problems and getting along in the world are just as valid as any language-based solutions. Inspired by the opening lines of the Lord's Prayer, for example, she explains that she grew up with a very clear image of God working at an easel.

What's not obvious from the title is that she holds a Ph.D. in animal science and has designed one third of all the livestock handling facilities in the United States. Sometimes her beliefs about her charges' thoughts and feelings would appear hard to confirm. However, when she applies her ideas to the many facilities she has designed, the animals become calmer and step through their paces more easily. Some readers may find her more gruesome slaughterhouse experiences hard to stomach. But she seems to be stressing the vast improvements she has made rather than trying to gross out her audience.

Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and often insightful, Thinking in Pictures is a treasure for anyone who wants to learn more about these topics.

Moving, inspiring, thought-provoking.......2006-03-23

Temple Grandin is an autistic who refused to take early retirement from life. With the help of her mother and some forward-thinking teachers, she drew upon her own inner resources, talents and strengths to move into the world of people who think in words and in two dimensions, rather than in 3-dimensional pictures.

I especially liked this book because it was highly informative. Ms. Grandin not only has a lot to say about autism, but goes into detail about an area that is obscure to most readers: Livestock handling. From any other writer, this might be a terribly dry and even distasteful subject, but her writing tone is one of great patience. She has learned how to bridge the comprehension gap by explaining in detail how she thinks and accomplishes various tasks.

I'd be honored to meet this lady and am hoping to attend one of her lectures some time. She helps us to understand that autistic people aren't so different from non-autistic people...and vice versa.

Thinking In Pictures.......2006-02-24

This book provides a wonderful account of how one person with autism views herself and the world. It helped clarify some perceptions I had about people with autism and is a must for service providers.

Thinking In Pictures : and Other Reports from My Life with Autism (Vintage).......2006-02-20

A fascinating account of the author's efforts to overcome her
genetic defect through learning and understanding, and through education of others. I learned a great deal about Autism that I was ignorant of, and of how the mind works in some of its infinite variety of ways.

good.......2006-02-06

I am not a kid .I do not want to set up an account to review the book. I find this book very enlightening.I can relate very well to Temple, it makes me wonder if I'm on the edge of autism myself.It gives you a whole new perspective to view human behavior through. CS

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Thinking In Pictures: and Other Reports from My Life with Autism
Temple Grandin
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QY1D4C

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Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports from My Life with Autism
Grandin Temple
Manufacturer: Vintage Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LBVGZG

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Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism
Temple Grandin
Manufacturer: Vintage
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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