Different... Not Less: Inspiring Stories of Achievement and Successful Employment from Adults with Autism, Asperger's, and ADHD (Revised & Updated)

by Temple Grandin

Overview

This inspiring and informative classic only gets better!

Temple’s primary mission is to help people with ASD and ADHD tap into their hidden abilities. Temple chose contributors from a wide variety of skill sets to show how this can be done. Each individual tells their own story, in their own words, about their lives. From relationships, bullying, making eye contact, honing social skills, and eventual careers, these stories have something everyone can learn from.

Different ... Not Less shows how, with work, each of the contributors:

Found mentors

Learned skills necessary for employment

Became successfully employed

Developed self-con¬fidence

Faced the challenges of forming and maintaining relationships, and sometimes raised families

If you’ve read the first edition, you’ve only gotten half the story. Temple Grandin and these amazing contributors proudly display their growth as they take us along on their journeys.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949177473
Publisher:	Future Horizons, Inc.
Publication date:	11/03/2020
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Temple Grandin earned her Ph.D. in animal science from the Universityof Illinois and is currently a Professor at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin is one of the most respected individuals with high-functioning autism in the world. She presents at conferences nationwide, helping thousands of parents and professionals understand how to help individuals with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, and PDD. She is the author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation (which spent many weeks on The New York Times Best-Seller List), The Autistic Brain, and The Loving Push, co-written with Debra Moore, Ph.D. One of the most celebrated — and effective — animal advocates on the planet, Dr. Grandin revolutionized animal movement systems and spearheaded reform of the quality of life for the world's agricultural animals.

Table of Contents

Publisher's note ix

Foreword xi

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 Tour Guide and Lover of History Charli Devnet 1

Chapter 2 Special-Education Professor and Autism Advocate Stephen Shore 35

Chapter 3 Senior Program Manager for Intel and Successful "Techie" Karla Fisher 67

Chapter 4 Mother of Two and Retail Employee Moppy Hamilton 109

Chapter 5 In memory of Steve Selpal (1950-2017): Freelance Artist Who Found Success through Art 127

Chapter 6 Nurse Anesthetist and Aviation Writer Anita Lesko 151

Chapter 7 Psychologist Wenn B. Lawson 183

Chapter 8 Veterinary Surgeon in Scotland Neil McRae 205

Chapter 9 Successful Physician Kim Davies 223

Chapter 10 Owner of a Computer Server Design and Support Firm Robert Cooper 243

Chapter 11 Autism Outreach Consultant and Dancer/Choreographer Leonora Gregory-Collura 267

Chapter 12 Partner and Creative Director of an Advertising Agency Stewart Forge 297

Chapter 13 Investor/Philanthropist Richard Smith 319

Chapter 14 Writer Jay Rothman 327

Temple's Epilogue 347

Further Reading 359

About the Author 363

Editorial Reviews

"This is an inspiring book. The stories of achievement will be encouraging for parents of a young child with an autism spectrum disorder and will be especially inspirational for adolescents and young adults who are feeling despondent that autism could deprive them of a successful career or relationship. This book has antidepressant qualities to rival those of medication." —Dr. Tony Attwood

From the Publisher