Review This is an inspiring book. The stories of achievement will be encouraging for parents of a young child with an autism spectrum disorder and will be especially inspirational for adolescents and young adults who are feeling despondent that autism could deprive them of a successful career or relationship. This book has antidepressant qualities to rival those of medication.Dr. Tony Attwood Read more From the Author Recently, I had a lady walk up to me in the airport and say, “Your book, Thinking in Pictures, saved my marriage. Now I understand my engineer husband, and we are able to work things out.”Each contributor in this book has a unique story, and my intent is that their stories will provide hope and insight to individuals on the spectrum, as well as parents, teachers, and professionals.People on the autism spectrum always keep learning. It is never too late to learn new skills, improve relationships, or learn better work skills. To grow, a person on the spectrum has to “stretch.” Stretching is a good analogy, because sudden surprises cause fear. Even individuals my age can learn new skills. When I was writing this introduction, I talked to a family member of a woman in her 60s who has autism. Within the past year, she discovered that the way she dressed herself improved her life, and now she enjoys nicer clothes. The mind of the person with autism can always keep learning. It is never too late to change. A person on the spectrum needs an employer, spouse, or friend who will calmly coach him when he makes social mistakes. He has to be instructed on how to behave, like a character in a play. In my own life, I have gained great insight from reading the writings of other individuals on the spectrum. - Dr Temple Grandin Read more See all Editorial Reviews
M**K
Love it
I was skeptical about this but it turned out to be my favorite book among all those I ordered. I thought it will be boring. I was so tired of all the life guides giving advice and stuff. Now I see that all I needed was to read the stories and thoughts of other people like me. I found many things to relate to, I found hope, inspiration and motivation. The stories are engaging and easy to read. A really nice collection to inspire me to go on at those times when I feel broken and less than. I am an adult who never has worked before, I am 28 years and I am starting a university this year. I am starting a new life and I will need these stories to remind me that I am so much more than I could imagine. I can be one of those successful people in this book. Now I know I can.This book is good for parents too. They can learn how to ensure their child's success. I can give a short formula: don't see them as broken but just like any other kid with their own specific issues, support their interests, treat them equally with everyone else. See their potential and encourage them to use their gifts. Fight off any injustice coming their way and teach them to advocate for themselves. They ARE equal with everyone else and no one has a right to say otherwise.I am really tired of the "pathologizing" trend. Everyone has his/her own specific issues. Having difficulties doesn't mean we should stop living our lives. We should just learn to work with them. And being "in your own world" is an advantage here. It means you can't hear others say that you can't. It's what they always say, all those losers who are jealous that someone is actually doing something and couldn't be bothered to move themselves a bit.Do what you love and make your living of it! I send everyone hugs and hope you are using your gifts and enjoy life as it's supposed to be. We are uniquely gifted. We can't throw that away.
S**S
Dr.Temple Grandin she really does care
YES DIFFERENT NOT LESS NOR BROKE Dr. Temple Grandin you help me have self-respect for myself and I help others read this book and start respecting themselves regardless of what differences they have I have autism slightly and I’m not embarrassed to say THANK YOU DEEPEST FROM MY ❤️
M**Y
Very inspiring book. a must have for young adults struggling with a "disability."
This was a great idea Grandin had to get stories from people on the spectrum, with ADHD and have them tell their stories. Different does NOT mean less, it in fact, often, means MORE!!
R**R
Nice to read about success stories
What do you define as success? A well paying job? A healthy family? The people in this book define their success in different ways. It's not always about making lots of money, or sometimes even enjoying your job. One person defined her success in that she raised independant daughters. Too often I think about what I can't do, but these people worked on what they can do, and it makes all the difference. Truly inspiring.
S**.
Good Book!
This Book points out a lot of things that happen to people with Asperger's Syndrome and what issues they have been throughout most of their lives. This book explains really well on what relationships these people have been through and how some of them got married in the first place. I recommend this book to any young person with Autism or Aspergers Syndrome to read it as it does contain information about how each individual tells their story of what is life like having autism or Aspergers and how each individual overcame their disorders. The book mostly focuses on people with Aspergers Syndrome just to be honest. This book is great for those people with autism or Aspergers Syndrome.
D**E
Interesting
This book is very interesting. Several different autistic adults with different levels of success share their stories of how they have learned and are still learning to be successful. Temple also gives good advice and commentary on successful strategies.Recommended for people who have autism, their friends and families, coworkers, and anyone that wants to understand them better and help them when possible.
C**E
Wonderful words written by wonderful writers who happen to have Autism
Reading the account of the different contributors has been informative and entertaining. People with Autism are people first: unique and complex. This really dispelled any notion that all Autism is alike.
V**S
VERY important to me, but a little hard to stick with
I need this book and the information it holds. It is VERY inspiring to see that kids with such deep problems grew up to be so successful. Quite a few of the cases included tell of people who didn't know what was wrong, but persevered in their quests anyway. It is good to have the actual people tell their stories, but they are not all great writers, so it takes some slogging. All in all, I HIGHLY recommend the book if one needs to know about how people cope with autism and its variations.
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