Way I See It, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition

In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple offers helpful do's and don'ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her "insider" perspective and a great deal of research.

These are just some of the specific topics Temple delves into:

How and Why People with Autism Think Differently

Economical Early Intervention Programs that Work

How Sensory Sensitivities Affect Learning

Behaviors Caused by a Disability vs. Just Bad Behaviors

Teaching People with Autism to Live in an Unpredictable World

Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine

Employment Ideas for Adults with Autism

And many more!

This revised and expanded edition contains revisions based on the most current autism research, as well as 14 additional articles including:

The Role of Genetics and Environmental Factors in Causing Autism

Understanding the Mind of a Nonverbal Person with Autism

Finding Mentors and Appropriate Colleges

And many more!

Auteur

As a child, Temple Grandin could not speak. Her silent existence was broken only by rhythmic rocking and occasional fits of screaming and thrashing. Temple's many caregivers eventually helped her contradict her doctors' pessimistic predictions and go on to become one of the autism community's most beloved success stories. Temple Grandin, PhD, is a popular international lecturer on autism and the author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation, Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships, Animals Make Us Human, and The Way I See It. One of the world's leading experts in livestock facility design, over half of the cattle in North America are handled in facilities designed by her. She credits her visual thinking and her systemizing mind, both characteristics of autism, for her ability to be "the woman who thinks like a cow." Now the subject of the acclaimed 2010 HBO movie based on her life, and recently named a "hero" of 2010 in Time magazine's list of the top 100 most influential people in the world, Temple continues to be an inspiration and role model to millions.

Contenu

Foreword by Emily Gerson Saines

Foreword to the First Edition by Dr. Ruth Sullivan

For Readers New to Autism

Tony & Temple: Face to Face

Introduction

Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Early Intervention

Do Not Get Hung Up on Labels

Economical Quality Programs for Young Children with ASD

Different Types of Thinking in Autism

Higher Expectations Yield Results

Chapter 2: Teaching and Education

Finding a Child's Area of Strength

Teaching How to Generalize

The Importance of Developing Talent

Teaching People with Autism/Asperger's to be More Flexible

Teaching Concepts to Children with Autism

Bottom-Up Thinking and Learning Rules

Motivating Students

Getting Kids Turned on to Reading

Turning Video Game Obsession into Learning

Service Dogs and Autism

The Importance of Practical Problem-Solving Skills

Learning to Do Assignments Other People Will Appreciate

Learning Never Stops

Chapter 3: Sensory Issues

Visual Processing Problems in Autism

Auditory Problems in Autism

Incorporating Sensory Integration into Your Autism Program

The Effect of Sensory Perceptual Difficulties on Learning Styles

Chapter 4: Understanding Nonverbal Autism

You Asked Me!

Tito Lives in a World of Sensory Scrambling

Understanding the Mind of a Nonverbal Person with Autism

Solving Behavior Problems in Nonverbal Individuals with Autism

Whole-Task Teaching for Individuals with Severe Autism

Chapter 5: Behavior Issues

Disability versus Just Bad Behaviors

Innovative Methods for Handling Hitting, Biting, and Kicking

My Experience with Teasing and Bullying

Rudeness is Inexcusable

The Need to Be Perfect

Autism & Religion: Teach Goodness

Chapter 6: Social Functioning

Insights into Autistic Social Problems

Learning Social Rules

Emotional Differences Among Individuals with Autism or Asperger's

Healthy Self-Esteem

Four Cornerstones of Social Awareness

Chapter 7: Medications and Biomedical Therapy

Alternative versus Conventional Medicine

Hidden Medical Problems Can Cause Behavior Problems

Evaluating Treatments

Medication Usages: Risk versus Benefit Decisions

My Treatment for Ringing in the Ears

Chapter 8: Cognition and Brain Research

Lose the Social Skills, Gain Savant Skills?

People on the Spectrum Focus on Details

The Extreme Male Theory of Autism

Detect Babies at Risk for Developing Autism with Head Measurements

Thinking in Details

A Look Inside the Visual-Thinking Brain

Brain Cortex Structure Similar in Brilliant Scientists and Autism

The Role of Genetics and Environmental Factors in Causing Autism

Chapter 9: Adult Issues and Employment

Employment Advice: Tips on Getting and Holding a Job

Happy People on the Autism Spectrum Have Satisfying Jobs or Hobbies

Inside or Outside? The Autism/Asperger's Culture

Going to College: Tips for People with Autism & Asperger's

Finding Mentors and Appropriate Colleges

Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

Can My Adolescent Drive a Car?

Wall Street Journal Social Stories

Innovative Thinking Paves the Way for AS Career Success

The Link Between Autism Genetics and Genius

My Sense of Self-Identity

Afterword by Veronica Zysk

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