In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple offers helpful do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her “insider” perspective and a great deal of research. These are just some of the specific topics Temple delves into:
- How and Why People with Autism Think Differently
- Economical Early Intervention Programs that Work
- How Sensory Sensitivities Affect Learning
- Behaviors Caused by a Disability vs. Just Bad Behaviors
- Teaching People with Autism to Live in an Unpredictable World
- Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine
- Employment Ideas for Adults with Autism
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And many more!
PLUS—an exclusive interview between world-renowned psychologist Dr. Tony Attwood and Temple Grandin!
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Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
As a child, Temple Grandin could not speak. Her silent existence was broken only by rhythmic rocking and occasional fits of screaming and thrashing. Diagnosed with autism, Temple’s many caregivers eventually helped her contradict her doctors’ morbid predictions and go on to become one of the autism community’s most beloved success stories. Temple Grandin, PhD, is a popular international lecturer on autism and the author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation, and Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships. One of the world’s leading experts in livestock facility design, over half of the cattle in North America are handled in facilities designed by her. She credits her visual thinking and her systemizing mind, both characteristics of autism, for her ability to be “the woman who thinks like a cow.” Temple continues to be an inspiration and role model to millions.
“Every library, large or small, needs this book on its shelves. Every school, large or small, with the responsibility of educating children with autism or Asperger’s needs the guidance this book offers. . . . Last, and certainly not least, every parent will find within these pages golden nuggets of advice, encouragement, and hope to fuel their day-to-day journey through their child’s autism. . . . The wisdom she offers through this book and its personal reflections on autism will, I’m sure, ring true for many more decades to come.”
Ruth Christ Sullivan, first elected president of the Autism Society of America
Foreword by Dr. Ruth Sullivan
For Readers New to Autism
Tony & Temple: Face to Face
Introduction
Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Early Intervention
Do Not Get Hung Up on Labels
Economical Quality Programs for Young Children with ASD
Different Types of Thinking in Autism
Higher Expectations Yield Results
Chapter 2: Teaching and Education
Autism the Way I See It
The Importance of Developing Talent
Teaching People with Autism/Asperger’s to be More Flexible
Teaching Concepts to Children with Autism
Motivating Students
Getting Kids Turned on to Reading
The Importance of Practical Problem-Solving Skills
Turning Video Game Obsession into Learning
Chapter 3: Sensory Issues
Visual Processing Problems in Autism
Auditory Problems in Autism
Incorporating Sensory Integration into Your Autism Program
The Effect of Sensory Perceptual Difficulties on Learning Styles
Chapter 4: Understanding Nonverbal Autism
You Asked Me!
Tito Lives in a World of Sensory Scrambling
Solving Behavior Problems in Nonverbal Individuals with Autism
Whole-Task Teaching for Individuals with Severe Autism
Chapter 5: Behavior Issues
Disability versus Just Bad Behaviors
My Experience with Teasing and Bullying
Rudeness is Inexcusable
Autism & Religion: Teach Goodness
Chapter 6: Social Functioning
Insights into Autistic Social Problems
Learning Social Rules
Emotional Differences Among Individuals with Autism or Asperger’s
Healthy Self-Esteem
Four Cornerstones of Social Awareness
Chapter 7: Medications and Biomedical Therapy
Alternative versus Conventional Medicine
Evaluating Treatments
Medication Usages: Risk versus Benefit Decisions
Chapter 8: Cognition and Brain Research
Lose the Social Skills, Gain Savant Skills?
People on the Spectrum Focus on Details
The Extreme Male Theory of Autism
Detect Babies at Risk for Developing Autism with Head Measurements
Thinking in Details
A Look Inside the Visual-Thinking Brain
Brain Cortex Structure Similar in Brilliant Scientists and Autism
Chapter 9: Adult Issues and Employment
Employment Advice: Tips on Getting and Holding a Job
Happy People on the Autism Spectrum
Have Satisfying Jobs or Hobbies
Inside or Outside? The Autism/Asperger’s Culture
Going to College: Tips for People with Autism & Asperger’s
Can My Adolescent Drive a Car?
Wall Street Journal Social Stories
Innovative Thinking Paves the Way for AS Career Success
The Link Between Autism Genetics and Genius
Bibliography
Index
