Book Discussion: "Thinking in Pictures" by Temple Grandin

Join staff for a Book Discussion of Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin. Books are available for checkout near the main service desk.

About the Book
Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism is a story of what it is like to live with autism. Temple Grandin is among the few people who have broken through many of the neurological impairments associated with autism. Throughout her life, she has developed unique coping strategies. Thinking in Pictures also gives information from the frontlines of autism, including treatment, medication, and diagnosis, as well as Temple’s insight into genius, savants, sensory phenomena, etc. Ultimately, it is her unique ability describe the way her visual mind works and how she first made the connection between her impairment and animal temperament that is the basis of extraordinary gift and phenomenal success.