temple grandin the autistic brain thinking across the spectrum

The cerebellum helps control motor coordination, so this abnormality probably explains why my sense of balance is lousy.” For example, she knows that her “cerebellum is 20 percent smaller than the norm.

She has had numerous MRIs done on her own brain and finds what she’s learned there about herself and her brain fascinating. This chapter and several others are very scientific, as Temple goes over various studies and what they mean for people in the autism community. Temple then goes on to look at MRI data and scientific studies of autism and how it affects her brains. She talks about the first person to identify autism, how diagnosis of autism has changed over the years, how her mother helped her learn and grow, and how autism is not in the mind-it’s in the brain. In the first chapter, Temple Grandin provides readers with a historic overview of autism and her own story of growing up with autism. In this book I will be your guide on a tour of the autistic brain. The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum overview

This post contains affiliate links as an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I read this book for free thanks to my library all opinions expressed remain my own. The Autistic Brain is a fascinating look at her story, current research on autism, what life is like for those with autism, and more. Temple Grandin is a world-famous professor, author and speaker with autism. #classicbooks #booktuber #bookishĪpril is Autism Acceptance Month, which is a great time to stop and learn more about the thousands of people around the world whose brains work differently than what’s considered “normal.” I realized that while I’ve heard this word for years, I don’t really know much about autism.

This YA book was a mental health eye-opener. North American Martyrs Kids Activity Book.

Temple grandin the autistic brain thinking across the spectrum