Very interesting and well written. I originally trained my dogs following Caesar's methods- and while they were effective I definitely sensed fear in both dogs so I have eased up on a lot of it. Dr. Grandin brings up a lot of points that completely dismantle the "pack mentality" theory and put ou...
Saggio molto interessante sulle origini biologiche dell'autismo. Il testo, scritto da una (famosa: è stata oggetto di un film, tiene conferenze, è una stimata consulente) autistica ad alto funzionamento, si focalizza appunto sulle caratteristiche morfologiche del cervello delle persone autistiche...
I usually don’t read non-fiction books, books about autism…or books about animals, though I love animals. Usually animal books have passages with very upsetting parts, and the happy ending, if there is one, is ruined for me by these “bad spots.” But as my husband gave this book to me, I was guilt...
A good book written by a well-known woman with autism, who has become a key authority in the cattle industry and also gives talks and writes upon the subject of autism. She covers many different topics related to the condition: growing up with autism, making use of your gifts and interests, h...
Winner of the Gold Award in the 2006 ForeWord Book of the Year competition, this groundbreaking book describes the unique challenges of women and girls with Asperger s Syndrome. In it you ll read candid stories written by the indomitable women who have lived them. You ll also hear from experts wh...
How Animals Perceive the World The problem with normal people is they’re too cerebral. I call it being abstractified. I have to fight against abstractification constantly when I’m working with the government and the meatpacking industry. A big part of my job now is trying to make sure all food an...