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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Temple Grandin
4.02 AVERAGE
157 reviews for:
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Temple Grandin
4.02 AVERAGE
Painfully interesting. So jam-packed with wonderful facts and stories that it was really hard to get off the bus at my stop. Truly amazing outlay of information on a wide variety of topics, channeled through the lens of the physiology and psychology of perception. I recommend highly to absolutely anyone.
I'm not really much of an animal person, but I liked this book a lot, mostly for the view it gives you of what it might be like to be autistic.
I'd be interested to meet Temple Grandin. I'm amazed that she has managed to build such an impressive career, since she says in this book that until she was about thirty, every day she had the same feeling of anxiety that you get when you are about to defend your doctoral dissertation. Every day!
She eventually started taking medication that improved things for her, but it's hard to imagine surviving that level of stress for so long.
If you do have a pet, definitely read this book--it gives a lot of interesting insights into why animals behave the way they do.
I'd be interested to meet Temple Grandin. I'm amazed that she has managed to build such an impressive career, since she says in this book that until she was about thirty, every day she had the same feeling of anxiety that you get when you are about to defend your doctoral dissertation. Every day!
She eventually started taking medication that improved things for her, but it's hard to imagine surviving that level of stress for so long.
If you do have a pet, definitely read this book--it gives a lot of interesting insights into why animals behave the way they do.
amazing book. absolutely amazing. it was like a super-rich chocolate cake--with icing!--I devoured every bit of it, and savored each piece, but couldn't read too much. It's taken me a while, but I'm finished it now, and feel so much richer for having read it. Grandin explained so many aspects of how animals think and feel and behave that MANY more behaviors of pets past and present make sense. I also have many more helpful ideas for interacting with my current pets. Grandin clearly has a passion for what she does, that enriches her book immensely. Her writing often has a stilted nature to it, somewhat in line with her being autistic, but it doesn't hinder her conveying the information. I LOVED this book and I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone interested in autism or animals or both.
I really love to learn about how animals think because it teaches me about how humans think. Therefore, I understand my brain and mind so much better. Temple Grandin is an extremely intelligent and educated person while being autistic. I have a deep respect and admiration for what she has accomplished.
I had heard about Temple Grandin in nearly all of my psych classes. She is literally the textbook example of a high-functioning autistic.
This book is absolutely fascinating, particularly when she describes her life's work and day-to-day situations.
I am a bit of a psych nerd, so I'm not sure how much of my appreciation of this topic came from taking a lot of psychology classes.
This book is absolutely fascinating, particularly when she describes her life's work and day-to-day situations.
I am a bit of a psych nerd, so I'm not sure how much of my appreciation of this topic came from taking a lot of psychology classes.
January 2011 Book Club selection. Interesting read by an autistic author who specializes in humane animal management.
I was put off by the introduction for some reason and had placed this back on the shelf. I now realize I should have powered through it. You can feel her connection with and compassion for animals through the pages.
slow-paced
It felt very much like covering the same ground as Thinking in Pictures. She has a lot of outdated or hyper-generalized ideas, especially about dog behavior. I own Animals Make Us Human but idk if I’ll read it.
Excellcent read. So much insight into the livestock industry and autism.
I noped my way through the first few sections of the first chapter but then I just gave up