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Dr. Temple Grandins voice of experience is back to give parents and teachers specific, practical advice on helping young people on the autism spectrum. This collection of articles, written from 2000-present as an exclusive column in the national award-winning magazine, Autism Aspergers Digest, offers Temples invaluable personal and professional insights, from inside the world of autism, about autism. Temple voices her views on a wide variety of topics ranging from the nonverbal child to social functioning, early intervention to adult issues. The articles have been updated and Temple has added fresh commentary on the topics.
Author Notes
Temple Grandin was born August 29, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a bestselling author, doctor and professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, and leader of both the animal welfare and autism advocacy movements. Grandin was diagnosed with autism in 1950. She was immediately placed in a structured nursery, had speech therapy, and had a nanny spend hours playing turn-based games with her. At the age of four, she began talking and her progress continued.
In 1970, Grandin received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire. She received her master's degree in animal science from Arizona State University in 1975, and in 1989, she received a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Grandin, being a high-functioning autistic, is widely-known for her work in autism advocacy. She has been featured on major televisions programs such as the Today Show and ABC's Primetime Live. She has also been featured in Time magazine, People magazine, Forbes, and the New York Times. Grandin was the subject of the Horizon documentary "The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow" and was described by Oliver Sacks in the title of his narrative book: An Anthropologist on Mars.
Grandin's bestselling book: Thinking in Pictures is scheduled to be released as an HBO film in 2009. Grandin's Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human have also been bestsellers. Grandin lives in Colorado, but has speaking engagements on autism and cattle handling around the world.
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Library Journal Review
If autism had a rock star, it would be Grandin. Diagnosed with autism when little was known about the condition, Grandin went on to earn a Ph.D., become an expert on the humane treatment of livestock, and write prominent autobiographical works on autism (e.g., Thinking in Pictures). This collection of articles from Autism Asperger's Digest that draw heavily from her own life provides snippets of her views on the condition. The columns are organized by theme, each with a new introductory section written by Grandin. Notable sections include labels and diagnoses, education (especially harnessing a child's special talent), and the social world of autism. She distinguishes nicely traits from autism vs. those that are unacceptable from any child. While the book has a great deal to offer, it suffers from repetition across chapters. These articles do not present information in an in-depth manner, but they provide a nice overview from a prominent member of the autism community. A book like this might be more accessible to readers than some of the meatier volumes on autism. Recommended for public libraries.--Corey Seeman, Kresge Business Administration Lib., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xiii |
| For Readers New to Autism | p. xix |
| Tony & Temple: Face to Face | p. xxi |
| Introduction | p. xxxi |
| Chapter 1 Diagnosis and Early Intervention | p. 1 |
| Do Not Get Hung Up on Labels | p. 7 |
| Economical Quality Programs for Young Children with ASD | p. 11 |
| Different Types of Thinking in Autism | p. 15 |
| Higher Expectations Yield Results | p. 19 |
| Chapter 2 Teaching and Education | p. 23 |
| Autism the Way I See It | p. 31 |
| The Importance of Developing Talent | p. 35 |
| Teaching People with Autism/Asperger's to be More Flexible | p. 37 |
| Teaching Concepts to Children with Autism | p. 39 |
| Motivating Students | p. 41 |
| Getting Kids Turned on to Reading | p. 45 |
| The Importance of Practical Problem-Solving Skills | p. 47 |
| Turning Video Game Obsession into Learning | p. 51 |
| Chapter 3 Sensory Issues | p. 55 |
| Visual Processing Problems in Autism | p. 65 |
| Auditory Problems in Autism | p. 69 |
| Incorporating Sensory Integration into Your Autism Program | p. 73 |
| The Effect of Sensory Perceptual Difficulties on Learning Styles | p. 77 |
| Chapter 4 Understanding Nonverbal Autism | p. 81 |
| You Asked Me! | p. 93 |
| Tito Lives in a World of Sensory Scrambling | p. 97 |
| Solving Behavior Problems in Nonverbal Individuals with Autism | p. 101 |
| Whole-Task Teaching for Individuals with Severe Autism | p. 105 |
| Chapter 5 Behavior Issues | p. 109 |
| Disability versus Just Bad Behaviors | p. 115 |
| My Experience with Teasing and Bullying | p. 119 |
| Rudeness is Inexcusable | p. 123 |
| Autism & Religion: Teach Goodness | p. 127 |
| Chapter 6 Social Functioning | p. 131 |
| Insights into Autistic Social Problems | p. 141 |
| Learning Social Rules | p. 143 |
| Emotional Differences Among Individuals with Autism or Asperger's | p. 147 |
| Healthy Self-Esteem | p. 151 |
| Four Cornerstones of Social Awareness | p. 155 |
| Chapter 7 Medications and Biomedical Therapy | p. 159 |
| Alternative versus Conventional Medicine | p. 173 |
| Evaluating Treatments | p. 175 |
| Medication Usages: Risk versus Benefit Decisions | p. 177 |
| Chapter 8 Cognition and Brain Research | p. 181 |
| Lose the Social Skills, Gain Savant Skills? | p. 189 |
| People on the Spectrum Focus on Details | p. 191 |
| The Extreme Male Theory of Autism | p. 193 |
| Detect Babies at Risk for Developing Autism with Head Measurements | p. 195 |
| Thinking in Details | p. 199 |
| A Look Inside the Visual-Thinking Brain | p. 201 |
| Brain Cortex Structure Similar in Brilliant Scientists and Autism | p. 205 |
| Chapter 9 Adult Issues and Employment | p. 207 |
| Employment Advice: Tips on Getting and Holding a Job | p. 217 |
| Happy People on the Autism Spectrum Have Satisfying Jobs or Hobbies | p. 221 |
| Inside or Outside? The Autism/Asperger's Culture | p. 223 |
| Going to College: Tips for People with Autism & Asperger's | p. 227 |
| Can My Adolescent Drive a Car? | p. 231 |
| Wall Street Journal Social Stories | p. 235 |
| Innovative Thinking Paves the Way for AS Career Success | p. 237 |
| The Link Between Autism Genetics and Genius | p. 241 |
| Bibliography | p. 245 |
| Index | p. 249 |
