The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin. (XAB Grand 2013) Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show us which anomalies might explain common symptoms. We meet the scientists and […]

Emergence

Emergence by Temple Grandin. (XOT Grand 1986) Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism at the age of three. An intelligent child with a thirst for knowledge, but unable to properly express herself or control her behaviour, Temple struggled through grade school. Eventually moved from a “normal” school to an educational program for autistic children, she began […]

Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Second Edition

Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Second Edition by Stephen M. Shore and Temple Grandin. (XOT Shore 2003) This book, written by a person with high-functioning autism and Asperger Syndrome, offers so much more than the traditional autobiography. Drawing on personal and professional experience, the author, combines three voices to create […]

Thinking in Pictures

Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin. (XOT Grand 2006) This book is written by an animal scientist who lectures on autism because she has autism.  She thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us.  She writes about how she manages to breach the boundaries of autism and function […]

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum

Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent’s Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs of Teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Chantal Sicile-Kira and Temple Grandin. (XAT Sicil 2006) This is a guide that offers strategies for helping children through the physical and emotional changes of the teenage years in order to prepare […]

Asperger’s and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models

Asperger’s and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models by Norm Ledgin, Temple Grandin, and Marsha M. Ledgin. (XAS Lendgi 2002) The author examines the evidence of Asperger’s Syndrome in some of history’s most famous men and women and shows how, despite their apparent challenges, each made an immeasurable contribution to the world. Pp. […]

Asperger’s and Girls

Asperger’s and Girls  by Tony Attwood, Temple Grandin, Teresa Bolick, and Catherine Faherty. (XAS Attwo 2006) You find in this book up-to-date information for girls and woman with Asperger’s syndrome. It covers topics such as diagnoses, education, puberty, relationships, and careers. Experts in the field share practical advice for both caregivers and the women and […]

Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults

Life and Love: Positive Strategies for Autistic Adults  by Zosia Zaks and Temple Grandin. (XAD Zaks 2006) Written for adults with autism, this book describes and suggests concrete ways to deal with challenges that may arise in areas of both daily life and love, covering everything from grocery shopping to getting along better with family […]

Developing Talents

Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism by Temple Grandin and Kate Duffy. (XAD Grand 2004) This is a useful book for individuals with AS or HFA, and especially valuable to parents and others who aspire to be helpers. Pp. 153. If available, item can be checked out from the resource room at no […]