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Temple Grandin

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in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States

December 03, 1947

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Temple Grandin, Ph.D., didn't talk until she was three and a half years old, communicating her frustration instead by screaming, peeping, and humming. In 1950, she was diagnosed with autism and her parents were told she should be institutionalized. She tells her story of "groping her way from the far side of darkness" in her book Emergence: Labeled Autistic, a book which stunned the world because, until its publication, most professionals and parents assumed that an autism diagnosis was virtually a death sentence to achievement or productivity in life.

Even though she was considered "weird" in her young school years, she eventually found a mentor, who recognized her interests and abilities. Dr. Grandin later developed her talents into a succ ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 60,326 ratings · 6,587 reviews · 173 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks (Foreword) 4.11 avg rating — 16,093 ratings — published 1995 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book) by Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson 4.15 avg rating — 9,583 ratings — published 2004 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin, Richard Panek 4.12 avg rating — 9,572 ratings — published 2013 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson 4.03 avg rating — 5,960 ratings — published 2009 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's by Temple Grandin, Ruth Sullivan (Foreword) 4.20 avg rating — 2,728 ratings — published 2008 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions 3.63 avg rating — 2,496 ratings — published 2022 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emergence: Labeled Autistic by Temple Grandin, Margaret M. Scariano 4.07 avg rating — 2,125 ratings — published 1986 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding Social Mysteries Through Autism's Unique Perspectives by Temple Grandin, Sean Barron, Veronica Zysk (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2005 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Loving Push: How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids Become Successful Adults 4.24 avg rating — 553 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Different . . . Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD by Temple Grandin, Tony Attwood (Foreword) 4.22 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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April 2023 - What book on the theme of neurodiversity or disability do you want to read and discuss?

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Glens Falls (NY) ...: _ Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior_ by Temple Grandin	8	26	Feb 10, 2009 07:03PM
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