How to thrive as a visual thinker in a verbal world by celebrated author, academic and autism-rights activist Temple Grandin
'Grandin has helped us understand autism not just as a phenomenon, but as a different but coherent mode of existence that otherwise confounds us' The New York Times
Do you think in pictures, patterns or words?
In a world engineered for the verbal thinker, those of us who with a visual brain can often be overlooked and underestimated. In this landmark book, bestselling author of The Autistic Brain Temple Grandin delves into the world of the visual thinker and reveals the hidden powers of this remarkable ability.
Drawing on the latest research and her own experience as a visual thinker, Grandin reveals how our modern structures from education and health through to politics and media are biased towards the dominant verbal thinkers and in turn under serve those of us who see the world differently. This is a perspective shifting book that will open your mind to the value of a life in picture.
How to thrive as a visual thinker in a verbal world by celebrated author, academic and autism-rights activist Temple Grandin
'Grandin has helped us understand autism not just as a phenomenon, but as a different but coherent mode of existence that otherwise confounds us' The New York Times
Do you think in pictures, patterns or words?
In a world engineered for the verbal thinker, those of us who with a visual brain can often be overlooked and underestimated. In this landmark book, bestselling author of The Autistic Brain Temple Grandin delves into the world of the visual thinker and reveals the hidden powers of this remarkable ability.
Drawing on the latest research and her own experience as a visual thinker, Grandin reveals how our modern structures from education and health through to politics and media are biased towards the dominant verbal thinkers and in turn under serve those of us who see the world differently. This is a perspective shifting book that will open your mind to the value of a life in picture.
Temple Grandin is one of the world's most accomplished and well known adults with autism. She is a distinguished professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Autistic Brain and Visual Thinking. Dr. Grandin has been a pioneer in improving the welfare of farm animals, as well as an outspoken advocate for the autism community. You can visit Temple Grandin online at TempleGrandin.com or follow her on Twitter @DrTempleGrandin and on Facebook @DrTempleGrandin.
Those who believe that human intelligence rests on language are in
for a sophisticated lesson from Temple Grandin, who better than
anyone knows all the other ways of grasping the world. An absolute
eye-opener
*Frans de Waal, author of Mama’s Last Hug and Different*
Drawing on cutting-edge research, the history of science, recent
discoveries in creativity and innovation, and her own lived
experience, Grandin has created a powerful and provocative
testament to the diverse coalition of minds we'll need to face the
mounting challenges of the twenty-first century
*Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and
the Future of Neurodiversity*
Temple Grandin has concocted a delicious dish of provocative ideas
and new research, served in clear, logical, fluid prose. What I
love most about her work is her seamless fusion of scientific
detachment and passionate empathy
*Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind*
If you want to understand how a self- described 'visual thinker'
apprehends, understands, and explains the world, Temple Grandin's
fine book is for you
*Howard Gardner, author of Multiple Intelligences and Frames of
Mind*
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