Hopefully this book will inspire readers to look at the world in different ways so that we might better recognize the many assets each of us brings to the table.' - Science 'All of us could benefit from realizin that we need different kinds of minds to solve society's biggest problems. At stake is more than manufacturing, but a vivid recognition of the full breadth of human ingenuity.' - Wall Street Journal Grandin crafts a strong depiction of visual thinking, assembling personal history, historical anecdotes, scientific studies and societal trends.

written an indictment of America for its witting or unwitting dismissal of those hidden gifts. Grandin has been a pioneer in improving the welfare of farm animals as well as an outspoken advocate for the autism community. This is a perspective shifting book that will open your mind to the value of a life in picture.Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and the author of the New York Times bestsellers Animals in Translation, Animals Make Us Human, The Autistic Brain, and Thinking in Pictures, which became an HBO movie starring Claire Danes. In this landmark book, bestselling author of The Autistic Brain Temple Grandin delves into the world of the visual thinker and reveals the hidden powers of this remarkable ability.ĭrawing on the latest research and her own experience as a visual thinker, Grandin reveals how our modern structures from education and health through to politics and media are biased towards the dominant verbal thinkers and in turn under serve those of us who see the world differently.

In a world engineered for the verbal thinker, those of us who with a visual brain can often be overlooked and underestimated. 'Grandin has helped us understand autism not just as a phenomenon, but as a different but coherent mode of existence that otherwise confounds us' The New York Timesĭo you think in pictures, patterns or words? How to thrive as a visual thinker in a verbal world by celebrated author, academic and autism-rights activist Temple Grandin

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