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The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed
Contributor(s): Grandin, Temple (Author), Panek, Richard (Author)

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 ISBN: 0544227735     ISBN-13: 9780544227736
Publisher: Mariner Books
OUR PRICE: $18.04  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Neuroscience
- Psychology | Psychopathology - Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Family & Relationships | Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dewey: 616.858
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" L (0.45 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Mentally Challenged
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
Temple Grandin may be the most famous person with autism, a condition that affects 1 in 88 children. Since her birth in 1947, our understanding of it has undergone a great transformation, leading to more hope than ever before that we may finally learn the causes of and treatments for autism.

Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the advances in neuroimaging and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show which anomalies might explain common symptoms. Most excitingly, she argues that raising and educating kids on the autism spectrum must focus on their long-overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions. The Autistic Brain brings Grandin's singular perspective into the heart of the autism revolution.


Contributor Bio(s): Grandin, Temple: - 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 author of several best-selling books, which have sold more than a million copies. The HBO movie based on her life, starring Claire Danes, received seven Emmy Awards.Panek, Richard: -

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.
 
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