Temple Talks about Autism and Sensory Issues: The World's Leading Expert on Autism Shares Her Advice and Experiences

by Temple Grandin

Overview

Winner of a 2015 Academic's Choice Award, this is your pocket guide to Temple Grandin; a great introduction to her thoughts and advice on both autism and sensory issues!

Dr. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autism activist, and a consultant on animal behavior. She also invented the “squeeze machine,” a device to calm the sensory systems of those on the autism spectrum. The subject of the award-winning 2010 biographical film Temple Grandin, she was listed in Time magazine among the world’s one hundred most influential people.

Have you even wanted to talk to Temple about the sensory issues people with autism, Asperger's, PDD, and Sensory Processing Disorder deal with? Here, in this handy reference book, Temple gives an overview of what it is like to have autism and sensory difficulties, tells how she overcame her sensory issues, gives useful tips, then answers your questions in an easy-to-reference Q&A.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935567424
Publisher:	Sensory Focus
Publication date:	04/04/2015
Series:	Temple Talks about . . .
Pages:	132
Sales rank:	924,718
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Dr. Temple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autism activist, and a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She also created the "hug box," a device to calm those on the autism spectrum. The subject of an award-winning, 2010 biographical film, Temple Grandin, she also was listed in the Time 100 list of the one hundred most influential people in the world in the "Heroes" category.

Table of Contents

The Importance of Stretching and Choices Basic Skills 1950s Upbringing Taught Social Skills Desensitization to Loud Sounds Using Teachable Moments Consistent Discipline is Essential Teaching Interaction with Others Eccentricity and Good Careers Learning to Control Anger Dealing with Sensory Issues Auditory Processing Problems Attention-Shifting Slowness Visual Image Fragmentation Visual Reading Problems Problems with Sensory Research Difficulties with Screening Out Background Stimulation Environmental Enrichment Sensory Therapy Brain Research Validates Sensory Issues Brain May Be Either More Thinking or More Social My Brain Scans Build and Encourage the Child’s Strength Forming Concepts How I Learned my Thinking was Different Will Our Educational System Sideline Smart Kids? Different Kinds of Minds Learning to Drive Special Interests I could Share with Peers Understanding Abstract Concepts Is Autistic Learning Simply Scripting? Teaching Number Concepts and Position Words Socialization Through Shared Activities The Importance of Categorizing Behavior Problems Environmental Enrichment Therapy Hidden Medical Problems Cause Behavior Problems Deep-Pressure Reduces Anxiety Family History Questions and Answers with Temple General Sensory Questions Diagnosis My History and Experiences Life Skills Non Verbal Education and Learning Squeeze Machine Annotated Important Further Reading

Editorial Reviews

As a special needs teacher I found the pocket guide incredibly helpful. It covers a wide variety of content including behaviors and learning, social skills, anger management, desensitization to loud sounds, sensory development, the autism brain, and even careers for adults with autism. I am very familiar with Dr. Temple Grandin's other books, and this is essentially a condensed sampling from them, but this one I keep in my desk for quick access. - Academic's Choice Award Reviewer See more at: http://www.academicschoice.com/books/temple-talks-about-autism.php#sthash.uKthwkqp.dpuf

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