The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed [Paperback]

“The right brain has created the right book for right now.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Temple Grandin may be the most famous person with autism, a condition that affects 1 in 88 children. Since her birth in 1947, our understanding of it has undergone a great transformation, leading to more hope than ever before that we may finally learn the causes of and treatments for autism.

Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the advances in neuroimaging and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show which anomalies might explain common symptoms. Most excitingly, she argues that raising and educating kids on the autism spectrum must focus on their long-overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions.The Autistic Brainbrings Grandin’s singular perspective into the heart of the autism revolution.

"[Grandin’s] most insightful work to date . . .The Autistic Brainis something anyone could benefit from reading, and I recommend it to anyone with a personal or professional connection to autism or neurological difference."—John Elder Robison, author ofLook Me in the Eye

"The Autistic Braincan both enlighten readers with little exposure to autism and offer hope and compassion to those who live with the condition."—Scientific American

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate

TEMPLE GRANDIN is one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. She is a professor at Colorado State University and the author of several best-selling books.

RICHARD PANEK is the author ofThe 4 Percent Universeand the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship in science writing.