Thinking in Pictures
and other reports from my life with autism
by Temple Grandin · first published 1995
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The idea that some people think differently, though no less humanly, is explored in this inspiring book. Temple Grandin is a gifted and successful animal scientist, and she is autistic. Here she tells us what it was like to grow up perceiving the world in an entirely concrete and visual way – somewhat akin to how animals think, she believes – and how it feels now. Through her finely observed understanding of the workings of her mind she gives us an invaluable insight into autism and its challenges.
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Temple Grandin thinks in pictures. She has written several books, including a book called "Thinking in Pictures". You might find that helpful. You might also try reading illustrated works, like webcomics, to help bridge the gap. You could also pick up "The Cartoon Guides..." by Larry Gonick. They aren't at…
on “Ask HN: Language, thinking, and intelligence” ↗…author: https://status451.com/2017/08/06/judging-things-by-their-sid... Edit: To whomever thought this comment was downvoteworthy, I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of Temple Grandin's book "Thinking in Pictures".
on “Alienating Atmosphere (2014)” ↗I become aware of this after reading Temple Grandin's book Thinking in Pictures (1995): > When I was a child and a teenager, I thought everybody thought in pictures. I had no idea that my thought processes were different. In fact, I did not realize the full extent of the differences…
on “Not everyone has an internal monologue” ↗…time learning about the different ways different people think and learn in order to effectively cope with the needs of my sons. My oldest son thinks in pictures (like Temple Grandin, who wrote the book 'Thinking in Pictures'). He's been very interesting to raise and live with. He sometimes makes mistakes similar to a non-native speaker because anything he thinks has to be translated into English before he can express it…
on “Ask HN: What is the nature of deafblind people's and animals' thoughts?” ↗…pictures. He also has no sense of time and some other issues. I don't recall if these two things are specifically related. Temple Grandin thinks in pictures and wrote a book with basically that title ("Thinking in Pictures"). My son has to translate spoken words he hears into pictures to understand them and then translate pictures in his head into spoken words. This need for translation means he sometimes has the kinds…
on “How Deaf People Think” ↗…spear. It was probably invented by an Aspie who chipped away at rocks while the other people socialized around the campfire. Without autism traits we might still be living in caves.” ― Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism
on “A Controversial Autism Treatment Is About to Become a Big Business” ↗This visual imaginations comment reminded me of Dr. Temple Grandin, who who written books about her own visual imagination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_in_Pictures I think my own mind is visual. I can prototype physical inventions in my head. Ex: Once, given a need for a tool that I didn't have, I considered the parts I had on hand, and recreated the tool using…
on “How do you visualize code?” ↗