The Autistic Brain : Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed

In this essential guide for parents, educators, and individuals on the spectrum, Grandin explores:

• Thinking in Pictures: How different types of thinking―visual, pattern, and word-based―shape the abilities and challenges of individuals with autism.
• The Autistic Brain: A tour inside Grandin’s own mind, using her personal brain scans to connect the latest in brain science to real-world experiences.
• Beyond the Label: Why we must move past the limitations of DSM labels and focus on the unique talents and contributions of every individual.
• Parenting and Education: Practical, actionable advice for helping children and adults on the spectrum thrive by building on their long-overlooked strengths.

TEMPLE GRANDIN is one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. She is a professor at Colorado State University and the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including The Autistic Brain, which have sold more than a million copies. Named one of Time's most influential people in 2010, the HBO movie based on her life, starring Claire Danes, received seven Emmy Awards.

RICHARD PANEK, a Guggenheim Fellow in science writing, is the author of The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality, which won the American Institute of Physics communication award in 2012, and the co-author with Temple Grandin of The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, a New York Times bestseller. He lives in New York City.