temple grandin thinking in pictures movie

What other book might you compare Thinking in Pictures to and why?

If you could sum up Thinking in Pictures in three words, what would they be? Gives a glimpse into an autistic person's thinking The first part of this book, however, is fantastic, and if you are at all interested in finding out what it is like to experience the world with autism, check out this book. It seems a bit like an owner's manual for autism, which isn't as interesting to me, which is why I knocked it down a star. The latter half of this book gets pretty technical, and starts to talk about autism, various treatments, education, upbringing, etc. I always wondered if I was a little aspergerish, but after I read this book, I realized that I'm not. She is able to describe it well enough that I feel like I can fairly well wrap my head around autism, and what it must be like. Temple Grandin clearly and eloquently describes what it is like to be autistic, and how her mind works. I don't know how we got to discussing that. I got this book on a whim, a friend of mine had mentioned it during a long discussion about how being sociopaths probably succeed more in business. I would suggest that the book be revised and replaced, by Grandin, as she has many valuable ideas and points of view. A person reading this now may not realise that this language is no longer appropriate and this is concerning.

I do understand that the language used was not as controversial at the time it was written, but I am listening to it now.

I unfortunately would not recommend this book to anyone as a result of these issues and wish it had been more clear in the description of the book. I would like to think that if the book was written now, that Grandin would not use harmful language. The book is well written and interesting but I couldn’t help but cringe in discomfort every time Grandin would say handicapped or use the R word. I found it thought provoking and presented new viewpoints. The author is very matter of fact and informative. I think it is important to note that this book was published in the 90’s and then revised in the 00’s, and the language used is reflective of the mindset of that time.

Temple grandin thinking in pictures movie