Link to the website with the
entire article...
http://www.grandin.com/inc/vis
ual.thinking.html
THINKING IN PICTURES
with 2006 Updates from
the Expanded Edition
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Chapter 1: Autism and
Visual Thought
Dr. Temple Grandin
I THINK IN PICTURES.
Words are like a second
language to me. I
translate both spoken
and written words into
full-color movies,
complete with sound,
which run like a VCR
tape in my head. When
somebody speaks to
me, his words are
instantly translated into
pictures.
Language-based
thinkers often find this
phenomenon difficult to
understand, but in my
job as an equipment
designer for the
livestock industry,
visual thinking is a
tremendous advantage.
entire article...
http://www.grandin.com/inc/vis
ual.thinking.html
THINKING IN PICTURES
with 2006 Updates from
the Expanded Edition
--------------------------------------
------------------------
Chapter 1: Autism and
Visual Thought
Dr. Temple Grandin
I THINK IN PICTURES.
Words are like a second
language to me. I
translate both spoken
and written words into
full-color movies,
complete with sound,
which run like a VCR
tape in my head. When
somebody speaks to
me, his words are
instantly translated into
pictures.
Language-based
thinkers often find this
phenomenon difficult to
understand, but in my
job as an equipment
designer for the
livestock industry,
visual thinking is a
tremendous advantage.
http://www.autism.org/temple/inside.html
An Inside View of Autism
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
INTRODUCTION
I am a 44-year old autistic woman who
has a successful international career
designing livestock equipment. I
completed my Ph.D. in Animal Science at
the University of Illinois in Urbana and I
am now an Assistant Professor of Animal
Science at Colorado State University.
Early intervention at age 2 1/2 helped me
overcome my handicap.
Two of the subjects covered in this
chapter are the frustration of not being
able to speak and sensory problems. My
senses were oversensitive to loud noise
and touch. Loud noise hurt my ears and I
withdrew from touch to avoid
over-whelming sensation.
I built a squeezing machine which helped
me to calm my nerves and to tolerate
touching. At puberty, horrible anxiety
"nerve" attacks started and they became
worse with age. Antidepressant
medication relieved the anxiety. In the last
section of the chapter directing my
fixations into constructive activities and a
career will be discussed along with the
importance of a mentor. My skill and
deficit areas are covered in detail. All my
thinking is visual, like videos played in my
imagination. Even abstract concepts such
as getting along with other people are
visualized through the use of door
imagery.
Autism Research Institute.. Dr. Temple
Grandin
An Inside View of Autism
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
INTRODUCTION
I am a 44-year old autistic woman who
has a successful international career
designing livestock equipment. I
completed my Ph.D. in Animal Science at
the University of Illinois in Urbana and I
am now an Assistant Professor of Animal
Science at Colorado State University.
Early intervention at age 2 1/2 helped me
overcome my handicap.
Two of the subjects covered in this
chapter are the frustration of not being
able to speak and sensory problems. My
senses were oversensitive to loud noise
and touch. Loud noise hurt my ears and I
withdrew from touch to avoid
over-whelming sensation.
I built a squeezing machine which helped
me to calm my nerves and to tolerate
touching. At puberty, horrible anxiety
"nerve" attacks started and they became
worse with age. Antidepressant
medication relieved the anxiety. In the last
section of the chapter directing my
fixations into constructive activities and a
career will be discussed along with the
importance of a mentor. My skill and
deficit areas are covered in detail. All my
thinking is visual, like videos played in my
imagination. Even abstract concepts such
as getting along with other people are
visualized through the use of door
imagery.
Autism Research Institute.. Dr. Temple
Grandin
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Autism is a severe
developmental
disorder that begins
at birth or within the
years of life. Most
autistic children are
perfectly normal in
spend their time
engaged in puzzling
and disturbing
behaviors which are
markedly different
from those of
typical children.
Less severe cases
may be diagnosed
with Pervasive
Developmental
Disorder (PDD) or
with Asperger's
Syndrome (these
have many "autistic"
social and
behavioral
problems).
It used to be
thought that autism
is just a fate that
you accept.The
good news is that
there are now a
wide variety of
treatment options
which can be very
helpful. Some
treatments may
lead to great
improvement, and
others may have
little or no effect,
but a good starting
point would be the
parent ratings of
biomedical
interventions, which
presents the
responses of over
25,000 parents in
showing the
effectiveness of
various
interventions on
their own child.
How Common is it?
For many years
autism was rare -
occurring in just five
children per 10,000
live births.
However, since the
early 1990's, the
rate of autism has
increased
exponentially
around the world
with figures as high
as 60 per 10,000.
Boys outnumber
girls four to one. In
2007, the Centers
for Disease Control
reported that 1 in
150 children is
diagnosed with
autism.
from autism.com
developmental
disorder that begins
at birth or within the
years of life. Most
autistic children are
perfectly normal in
spend their time
engaged in puzzling
and disturbing
behaviors which are
markedly different
from those of
typical children.
Less severe cases
may be diagnosed
with Pervasive
Developmental
Disorder (PDD) or
with Asperger's
Syndrome (these
have many "autistic"
social and
behavioral
problems).
It used to be
thought that autism
is just a fate that
you accept.The
good news is that
there are now a
wide variety of
treatment options
which can be very
helpful. Some
treatments may
lead to great
improvement, and
others may have
little or no effect,
but a good starting
point would be the
parent ratings of
biomedical
interventions, which
presents the
responses of over
25,000 parents in
showing the
effectiveness of
various
interventions on
their own child.
How Common is it?
For many years
autism was rare -
occurring in just five
children per 10,000
live births.
However, since the
early 1990's, the
rate of autism has
increased
exponentially
around the world
with figures as high
as 60 per 10,000.
Boys outnumber
girls four to one. In
2007, the Centers
for Disease Control
reported that 1 in
150 children is
diagnosed with
autism.
from autism.com
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