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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek

Goodreads Choice · 2013 · Winner
NonfictionISBN 9780547636450

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Goodreads Choice Awards – Nonfiction2013Winner

About the Author

Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist prominent for advocating humane treatment of livestock for slaughter, authoring more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior, and serving as a consultant to the livestock industry Temple Grandin. Career highlights include designing curved corrals and center track conveyor systems, the \"hug box,\" and recognition in Time 100's \"Heroes\" (2010) and an Emmy-winning HBO film; notable works include Emergence: Labeled Autistic (1986), Thinking in Pictures (1995), and The Autistic Brain (2013) Temple Grandin.

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