Temple Grandin may be the most famous person with autism, a condition that affects 1 in 88 children. Since her birth in 1947, our understanding of it has undergone a great transformation, leading to more hope than ever before that we may finally learn the causes of and treatments for autism.
Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the advances in neuroimaging and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show which anomalies might explain common symptoms. Most excitingly, she argues that raising and educating kids on the autism spectrum must focus on their long-overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions. The Autistic Brain brings Grandin’s singular perspective into the heart of the autism revolution.
Blending scientific research with her own experiences as an autistic individual, she advocates for personalized approaches to autism and emphasizes the importance of recognizing and supporting the diverse talents found across the autistic spectrum.
A must read if you’re interested in fostering the amazing abilities that lie beneath the diagnosis—if we know how to care for them correctly. Especially important for parents of a newly diagnosed child, it will not only to give you a bigger picture but also to learn how to nurture them and their abilities waiting to come out.
Her writing style is a bit on the personal expressive level in how she expresses herself... I get a good chuckle out of it.
Dr. Grandin is probably one of the best authors on autism because she herself is an autistic thinker & learner. No psychologist could quite understand what they're writing about or researching unless they live it themselves. Dr. Grandin is no psychologist but she IS a scientist and lives what she writes about.