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Author
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
The 25th anniversary edition of this seminal work on autism and neurodiversity provides “a uniquely fascinating view” (Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don’t Understand) of the differences in our brains, and features updated research and insights. With a foreword by Oliver Sacks.
Originally published in 1995 as an unprecedented look at autism, Grandin writes from the dual perspectives of a scientist and...
Originally published in 1995 as an unprecedented look at autism, Grandin writes from the dual perspectives of a scientist and...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A quarter of a century after her first book, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin--the "anthropologist from Mars," as Oliver Sacks dubbed her--transforms our understanding of the different ways our brains are wired. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously understood, she reveals, and a more varied one, from the purest "object visualizers" like Grandin herself,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Teens with autism are natural observers--able to study, imitate, and learn social behavior. The Autism Playbook for Teens is designed to empower these strengths with mindfulness strategies and scripts, while also helping teens reduce anxiety, manage emotions, be more aware in the present moment, and connect with others. This book offers a unique, strengths-based approach to help teens with autism and Asperger's develop social skills , strengthen...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. Maya Lin. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you? Do you like puzzles, coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works. Are you good at math? Working with your hands? Are you a neat freak or a big mess? With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers:...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
138 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Once books change their brains, girls change history. Discover the foundation of reading that empowered some of the world's most influential women in this collection of 20 biographies"--
Author
Publisher
Sensory World, a proud imprint of Sensory Focus, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
iii, 84 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
One of the world's fifty living autistic savants is the first and only to tell his compelling and inspiring life story-and explain how his incredible mind works. Worldwide, there are fewer than fifty living savants, those autistic individuals who can perform miraculous mental calculations or artistic feats (think Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man). Until now, none of them has ever been capable of discussing his or her thought processes, much...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
148 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
An authorized portrait about Grandin's life with autism and her groundbreaking work as a scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities describes how she overcame key disabilities through education and the support of her mother.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
xxii, 190 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Out on a Limb, Ben Kilham invites us into the world he has come to know best: the world of black bears. For decades, Kilham has studied wild black bears in a vast tract of Northern New Hampshire woodlands. At times, he has also taken in orphaned infants--feeding them, walking them through the forest for months to help them decipher their natural world, and eventually reintroducing them back into the wild. Once free, the orphaned bears still regard...
14) Experimenter
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) designs a psychology experiment that remains relevant to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger (Jim Gaffigan) strapped into a chair in another room. Disregarding his pleas for mercy, the majority of subjects do not stop the experiment, administering what they think are near-fatal electric shocks, simply because they’ve been told...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file)
Language
English
Description
What makes a photograph iconic? What three things must every picture have to stand out from any old snapshot? These two questions form the core of Mr. Sartore's introduction to the course. You'll also discover that a great picture doesn't rely on equipment"”but on being able to see and think critically about your surroundings.
16) Two of Us
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (95 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Français
Description
Two retired women have been secretly in love for decades. Everybody thinks they are simply neighbors, sharing the top floor of their building, until an unforeseen event tests their relationship. Golden Globe® nominee: Best Foreign Film.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
Publisher
Argot Pictures
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (107 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Through the eyes, words and songs of its popular music stars of the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, DON’T THINK I’VE FORGOTTEN: CAMBODIA’S LOST ROCK AND ROLL examines and unravels Cambodia’s tragic past. Combining interviews with surviving musicians and never-before-seen archival material and rare songs, the film tracks the winding course of Cambodian music as it morphs into a unique style of rock and roll. A vibrant musical culture that was nearly...
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