Williams, Donna

Summary: The author of Nobody Nowhere continues her revealing account of her battle of autism--a life dominated by disembodied pattern, sound, color, and movement, cut off from the incomprehensible actions of people. Donna explores the four years sinse her diagnosis and her attempts to leave her "world under glass" and live normally.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Book 1994

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Grandin, Temple.

Summary: Here, in Temple Grandin's own words, is the story of what it is like to live with autism, to be among the few people who have broken through many of the neurological impairments associated with autism. Throughout her life, she has developed unique coping strategies, including her famous "squeeze machine," which she modeled after seeing the calming effect of squeeze chutes on cattle. She...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1996

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GRANDIN, TEMPLE GRA

Guglielmo, Amy

Summary: Presents the story of Grandins "squeeze machine," describing her childhood love of building and design, as well as her sensitivities.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 GRA

Tammet, Daniel

Summary: A journey into one of the most fascinating minds alive today--guided by its owner. Daniel Tammet sees numbers as shapes, colors, and textures, and he can perform extraordinary calculations in his head. He can learn new languages from scratch, in a week. He has savant syndrome, a rare condition that gives him almost unimaginable mental powers. But in one crucial way Daniel is not at all like the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TAMMET, DAVID TAM