Grandin, Temple

Temple Grandin examines the emotional needs of animals and explains how people can stimulate the positive emotions and banish the negative ones in order to give animals a truly good life.

Explores how animals think, act, and feel drawing from the author's own experiences with autism as well as her career as an animal scientist.

Relates the author's experiences living with autism. Discusses methods for coping with autism and how the disorder affects relationships and the ability to communicate.

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, discussing topics ranging from how the disorder is diagnosed to how it is treated. Also traces the history of research into autism, spotlighting theories as to what causes the disorder and outlining potential future treatments.

The author, who is autistic, explains how she rose from her troubled childhood and adolescence suffering with her disorder to be a world leader in the field of animal science.

Temple Grandin is an expert in animal science. What is amazing about her career is that she is autistic. She is able to connect with animals in an unusual way and actually can tell how animals think and feel. She feels that autistic people can think the way animals do and, in fact, views autism as a kind of way station on the road from animals to humans. After thirty years of study Temple Grandin can demonstrate how animals experience pain, fear, aggression, love, friendship, communication and learning.

Temple Grandin examines the emotional needs of animals and explains how people can stimulate the positive emotions and banish the negative ones in order to give animals a truly good life.

The author describes her life with autism and how she has used her strong visual sensibility to cope with it.