43 pages 1 hour read

Temple Grandin

Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1995

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Essay Topics

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Grandin’s visual thinking represents one style of a specialized brain. What insights and strategies does Grandin share that can help those with specialized brains? How can understanding the types of specialized brains reduce the deficit approach?

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Connection and communication between brain structures appears as a likely contributor to difficulties for those with autism. Explain connection and communication, linking the concepts to Grandin’s example of the brain as an office building in Chapter 1.

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Sensory processing sensitivities are a prominent feature of autism. What behaviors may suggest a reaction to sensory sensitivities that people mistake as behavioral? How can a person decipher between actions with sensory and behavioral causes, respectively?

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