Thinking in Pictures

My Life with Autism

By: Temple Grandin

Narrated by: Deborah Marlowe

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism because she is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us. In this unprecedented book, Grandin writes from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person. She tells us how she managed to breach the boundaries of autism to function in the outside world. What emerges is the document of an extraordinary human being, one who gracefully bridges the gulf between her condition and our own while shedding light on our common identity.



"There are innumerable astounding facets to this remarkable book...Displaying uncanny powers of observation...[Temple Grandin] charts the differences between her life and the lives of those who think in words."--Philadelphia Inquirer

Insight Gained

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Highly recommended if you want to gain insight to understand autism.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Temple herself is a beautiful individual who has helped me deeply in understanding my son!!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I wanted to learn even more and gain more insight to Temple's amazing life.

Any additional comments?

I appreciate this author in sharing her experience with her gifts! I embrace my son everyday and try to reach him in the best way possible!!!

Great!

Informative and eye opening to statistics. Like that the ends of the chapters were updated with collections ro any out of date information.

Wonderful!

This book really helped me to understand how my son views the world! I would recommend it to anyone who has someone in their life with Autism.

What you SHOULD know about autism

When I started this audiobook, I didn't have very much knowledge about autism. This book gave me a clear idea of what it's like to have autism and debunks common misconceptions about it. She also relates her experience to that of people without autism. If you're trying to gain a greater understanding of this topic, I highly recommend this audiobook.

Scientific, informative, and enlightening!

Temple Grandin is one of the most influential people in the world, elected by Times magazine in 2010. If you want to get information about autism, this is the first book you should read. It is a wonderful book. Another thing you should know is that you will not absorb everything in one listening / sitting. You will have to listen to it at least three times. It contains a lot of useful and clarifying information. I highly recommend it!