ndkumaragama's review
3.0
5 stars for the scientific parts in the first half of the book, really went into interesting detail. But got a bit too rambly and superfluous in the second half. Understandably though, the author concedes to writing like this, moreso in her earlier books.
shawnwhy's review
5.0
Dr. Gradin is a great inspiration for all of us. and i find his insight into high functioning autistic thought process very relatable and delightful to read
spidergirl502's review
5.0
As a recently diagnosed autistic person, I wanted to read a book on autism. At the same time, I worried about how it would be portrayed. This book was recommended to me, and I really enjoyed it! I found it fascinating, validating, and uplifting. A great read!
ceris's review
Ok the one thing I’m not on board with is the “be a productive part of society” thing in the last chapter. Not about that. But in terms of understanding autism (as someone with very little background knowledge) it was very VERY interesting and informative. It made me interested in exploring brains of all kinds!! She really makes you see that autism is a spectrum, but so are all brains, and shows loads of ways that people’s brains are different and how.
amysutton's review
3.0
This book focused a lot on the biological mapping of the autistic brain, but there is no conclusive area of the brain that we can point at as a "cause". There are noticeably different wirings and different sizings of certain brain areas, but ultimately the brain looks different among different people.
The sections where Temple Gradin referenced the perceptions of actual people with Autism was the most interesting to me. I'm interested in looking into more of those first person accounts.
The sections where Temple Gradin referenced the perceptions of actual people with Autism was the most interesting to me. I'm interested in looking into more of those first person accounts.
leedy_emily's review
5.0
I loved Temple’s perspective and research on the role of the brain in identifying autism and the strengths of individuals with autism.