| Temple Talks about Autism and Sensory Issues: The World's Leading Expert on Autism Shares Her Advice and Experiences Contributor(s): Grandin, Temple (Author) |
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ISBN: 193556742X ISBN-13: 9781935567424 Publisher: Sensory Focus LLC OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Dewey: 616.858 |
| Series: Questions on . . . |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.40 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Grandin, Temple: - Dr. Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autistim 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. |