The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin (Author), Richard Panek (Author). aA cutting-edge account of the new science of autism, from the best-selling creator and advocate.
When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only simply been named. At this time it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 kids diagnosed on the spectrum. And our fascinated about it has undergone a change in her lifetime: Autism research has moved from the realm of psychology to neurology and genetics, and there's far more hope at this time than ever before thanks to groundbreaking new research into causes and treatments. Now Temple Grandin studies from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to an exciting journey into the heart of the autism revolution.
Weaving her personal experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic analysis that hyperlink mind science to habits, even sharing her personal mind scan to point out us which anomalies would possibly explain frequent symptoms. We meet the scientists and self-advocates who're exploring revolutionary theories of what causes autism and how we are able to diagnose and greatest treat it. Grandin additionally highlights lengthy-ignored sensory problems and the transformative results we will have by treating autism symptom by symptom, fairly than with an umbrella diagnosis. Most fun, she argues that elevating and educating kids on the spectrum isn’t only a matter of specialized in their weaknesses; in the science that reveals their long-overlooked strengths she reveals us new ways to foster their distinctive contributions.
From the “Aspies” in Silicon Valley to the five-12 months-outdated without language, Grandin understands the true which means of the phase spectrum. The Autistic Brain is important studying from probably the most revered and beloved voices within the field.
I love Temple Grandin . She gives me hope for the future for my autistic youngsters and for everybody else's autistic children. This e-book discusses new research in neuroimaging--evaluating brain scans of autistic individuals (including hers) and neurotypical people. There may be additionally new info on different types of intelligence (pattern thinkers and two forms of visual thinkers) that correspond to completely different neurological pathways in the brain. I discover all of this fascinating. What I significantly like is that everytime I had a question about one thing, inevitably she answered it within the next paragraph or so.
She also may be very clear on focusing on strengths--clearly there are deficits within the autistic brain, but why not focus on what they CAN do properly? She additionally contains some sources within the again for exploring totally different jobs and on-line learning and apps and such. And he or she herself is such an inspiration. I met her at a convention once. She is so intelligent, although additionally simple and to-the-point (though she may be funny) and is so successful -hey, maybe my youngsters may also be profitable!
The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
Temple Grandin (Author), Richard Panek (Author)
256 pages
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 30, 2013)
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