Main description:

Here is your pocket guide to Temple Grandin and a great introduction to her thoughts and advice on both autism and sensory issues. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autism activist, and a consultant on animal behaviour. She also invented the ""squeeze machine"", a device to calm the sensory systems of 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. Have you ever wanted to talk to Temple about the sensory issues people with autism, Asperger's, PDD and Sensory Processing Disorder deal with? Here, in this handy reference book, Temple gives an overview of what it is like to have autism and sensory difficulties, reveals how she overcame her sensory issues, gives useful tips, then answers your questions in an easy to reference Q&A.

Contents:

Introduction
Temple Talks
The Importance of Stretching and Choices
Must-Learn Basic Skills to Function in Society
Desensitization to Loud Sounds
Use Teachable Moments
Consistent Discipline is Essential
Teaching Interaction with Others
Eccentricity and Good Careers
Learning to Control Anger
A Rule System I Still Use
Dealing with Sensory Issues
Auditory Processing Problems
Attention-Shifting Slowness
Visual Image Fragmentation
Visual Reading Problems
Problems with Sensory Research
Difficult to Screen Out Background Stimulation
Environmental Enrichment Sensory Therapy
Brain Research Validates Sensory Issues
Brain May Be Either More Thinking or More Social
My Brain Scans
Build and Encourage the Child's Strength
Forming Concepts
Gradually Learning My Thinking was Different
Worried That the Educational System Will Sideline Smart Kids
Different Kinds of Minds
Learning to Drive
Special Interests I Could Share with Peers Which Were Refuges from Bullying
Understanding Abstract Concepts
Bottom Up Thinking
Is Autistic Learning Simply Scripting?
Teaching Number Concepts and Position Words
Socialization Through Shared Activities Such as Art, Music, Robotics, or Mechanics
The Importance of Categorizing Behavior Problems
Environmental Enrichment Therapy
Hidden Medical Problems Cause Behavior Problems
Deep-Pressure Reduced Anxiety
Family History
Q&A
General Sensory Questions
Diagnosis
My History and Experiences
Life Skills
Non-Verbal
Education and Learning
Squeeze Machine
Annotated Important Further Reading
Author Biography