Book HackThe Autistic BrainBy Temple Grandin, Richard Panek
In a Nutshell
Academic and autism advocate Temple Grandin lays out how autistic brains work, how they differ from neurotypical brains, and how people with autism can use their unique strengths.
Favorite Quote
What would a totally normal brain even be like? A brain that is average in every way, that has the average number of neural connections, the average size of amygdalae and cerebellum, the average length of corpus callosum? It would probably be pretty boring.
Temple Grandin
Introduction
It is now widely known that autism is a spectrum and that its symptoms are incredibly wide-ranging.
However, autism has many intricacies and unique qualities, meaning researchers still know comparatively little about it.
In her 2013 book, The Autistic Brain, author, lecturer, and professor Temple Grandin explores her own research into autism, uncovering the way autistic brains work and how they differ from neurotypical brains.
Grandin also draws on her own experience of having autism to outline how we can consider the potential of people with autism, reframing what have traditionally been thought of as 'deficiencies' into unique and immense strengths.
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