The Autistic Brain Author:Temple Grandin, Richard Panek Temple Grandin may be the most famous person with autism in America, a condition that affects one in 88 children. But when she was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Since then, our understanding of it has undergone a great transformation, leading to more hope than ever before that we may finally learn the causes, treatments, and... more » cures for autism. Reporting from the forefront to of autism science, Temple Grandin brings her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution. ? Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the advances in neuroimaging and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show which anomalies might explain common symptoms. In the way that only someone who truly understands autism can, she highlights long ignored sensory problems and the transformative effects that can come from treating autism according to each symptom rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. Most excitingly, and perhaps most importantly, she argues that raising and educating kids on the autism spectrum isn?t just a matter of focusing on their weaknesses; we must focus on their long-overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions. The Autistic Brain is essential reading from the most respected and beloved voices in the field.« less