Most exciting of all, she argues that raising and educating children on the autistic spectrum needs to be less about focusing on their weaknesses, and more about fostering their unique contributions. She highlights long-ignored sensory problems as well as the need to treat autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. In this fascinating and highly readable book, Temple Grandin offers her own experience as an autistic person alongside remarkable new discoveries about the autistic brain, as well as genetic research. It's estimated that one in almost a hundred people are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum but there is far more hope for them today than ever before thanks to ground-breaking new research. Very insightful and easy to follow' - ***** Reader review 'Superb, readable book' - ***** Reader review 'This book is a delight from start to finish' - ***** Reader review 'Enjoyable, insightful read' - ***** Reader review 'Grandin has helped us understand autism not just as a phenomenon, but as a different but coherent mode of existence that otherwise confounds us.' - New York Times 'The Autistic Brain can both enlighten readers with little exposure to autism and offer hope and compassion to those who live with the condition' - Scientific American

'An extraordinary source of inspiration for autistic children, their parents - and all people' - Time Written by Temple Grandin, one of the world's most accomplished and well-known adults with autism, this thought-provoking, insightful and inspirational book - with illustrative diagrams and key points pulled out for emphasis - will assist not only fellow autistics and families with affected members, but also researchers and physicians seeking to better understand the condition. Want to read just one book about autism? Read this.

The autistic brain book