Dr. Temple Grandin’s pocket guide to older kids and young adults with autism!
Dr. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, professor at Colorado State University, best-selling author, autism activist, and consultant on animal behavior.
She also invented the “squeeze machine, ” a device to calm the sensory systems of those on the autism spectrum. The subject of the award-winning 2010 biographical film Temple Grandin, she was listed in Time magazine among the world’s one hundred most influential people.
Have you ever wanted to get Temple’s ideas on growing up as an OLDER child with autism? Now you can.
Here, in this handy reference book, Temple gives an overview of what it is like to grow up and get a career with autism, tells how she overcame certain issues, gives useful tips, then answers your questions in an easy to reference Q&A.
This insightful book contains sections on:
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Building Social Skills
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Manners
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Eccentricity
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Video Games
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Thinking Types
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Education
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Bullying
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Employment Preparation
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Tips for Bosses
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And many others!
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Building Social Skills
The Importance of Shared Interests
Manners
The Importance of Structure in Teaching Living Skills
Eccentricity Is OK
Video Games and Tablets
The Brain
Bottom-Up Thinking
Thinking in Pictures
Types of Thinking
How to Determine Thinking Types
Education
Build on Strengths
Bullying
Preparation for Employment
Right Jobs for the Right Kind of Thinking
Careers
Tips for Bosses
Q&A
Author Bio
A Little More about Me
Awards
Über den Autor
Dr. Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autistim activist, and a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She also created the ‚hug box‘, a device to calm those on the autism spectrum. The subject of an award-winning, 2010 biographical film, Temple Grandin, she also was listed in the Time 100 list of the one hundred most influential people in the world in the ‚Heroes‘ category.
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