Autistic Brain

WINNER OF 'BEST NON FICTION' IN THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS 2013It's estimated that one in almost a hundred people are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum but there is far more hope for them today than ever before thanks to groundbreaking new research.In this fascinating and highly readable book, Temple Grandin offers her own experience as an autistic person alongside remarkable new discoveries about the autistic brain, as well as genetic research. She also highlights long-ignored sensory problems as well as the need to treat autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. Most exciting of all, she argues that raising and educating children on the autistic spectrum needs to be less about focusing on their weaknesses, and more about fostering their unique contributions.

About the author

Temple Grandin is one of the world's most accomplished and well known adults with autism. She is a distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Autistic Brain and Visual Thinking. Dr. Grandin has been a pioneer in improving the welfare of farm animals, as well as an outspoken advocate for the autism community. You can visit Temple Grandin online at TempleGrandin.com or follow her on Twitter @DrTempleGrandin and on Facebook @DrTempleGrandin.

Summary

Offers author's own experience as an autistic person alongside remarkable new discoveries about the autistic brain, as well as genetic research. This book highlights long-ignored sensory problems as well as the need to treat autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis.

Product details

• Authors: Temple Grandin, Temple Panek Grandin, Grandin Temple, Richard Panek, Panek Richard, Temple Grandin & Richard Panek
• Publisher: Rider
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2014
• EAN: 9781846044496
• ISBN: 978-1-84604-449-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 218 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Rider & Co
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Advice on parenting, Coping with autism / Asperger’s, Relating to people on the autism spectrum, Neurosciences, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Parenting: advice and issues, Coping with / advice about autism / Asperger’s