Table of 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
About the Author
Dr. Temple Grandin is an American doctor of animal science, a
professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an
autism activist, and a consultant to the livestock industry on
animal behavior. She also created the "hug box," a device to calm
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.
Reviews
As a special needs teacher I found the pocket guide incredibly
helpful. It covers a wide variety of content including behaviors
and learning, social skills, anger management, desensitization to
loud sounds, sensory development, the autism brain, and even
careers for adults with autism. I am very familiar with Dr. Temple
Grandin's other books, and this is essentially a condensed sampling
from them, but this one I keep in my desk for quick access. -
Academic's Choice Award Reviewer See more at: http:
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