Emergence: Labeled Autistic

by Temple Grandin, Margaret M. Scariano

Overview

A true story that is both uniquely moving and exceptionally inspiring, Emergence is the first-hand account of a courageous autistic woman who beat the odds and cured herself. As a child, Temple Grandin was forced to leave her "normal" school and enroll in a school for autistic children. This searingly honest account captures the isolation and fears suffered by autistics and their families and the quiet strength of one woman who insisted on a miracle.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446671828
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/1996
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Temple Grandin is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Animals in Translation and Animals Make Us Human, as well as Thinking in Pictures, Humane Livestock Handling, Improving Animal Welfare, and The Autistic Brain. Dr. Grandin’s humane livestock facility designs have been adopted all over the world, and she is a consultant on animal welfare to several segments of the fast food industry. Her work has been featured on NPR, 60 Minutes, and The Today Show and in the New York Times and Time and Discover magazines. The story of her life was made into an Emmy Award-winning HBO movie titled Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University.

What People are Saying About This

Lorna Jean King

A remarkable story.... Uniquely valuable in helping us see autism from the 'inside'.
— Lorna Jean King, Center for the Neural Developmental Studies, Phoenix

Del Morrison

This is a story of a frightening journey which provides the reader with a first-hand account of the sense of isolation, hopelessness, and anxiety suffered by autistics and their families.
— Del Morrison, Ph.D., Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Clinic

Editorial Reviews

Offers psychiatrists and pediatricians a theory-based and empirically driven model that is straightforward to apply, simple to explain to families, and the outcomes of which are measurable for the increasing demands of health care organizations. Explains the general features of the model, initiating therapy, the therapeutic components of intervention with both children and parents, and joint parent-child sessions. Includes many case studies. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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