Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism

Grandin’s visual thinking represents one style of a specialized brain. What insights and strategies does Grandin share that can help those with specialized brains? How can understanding the types of specialized brains reduce the deficit approach?

Connection and communication between brain structures appears as a likely contributor to difficulties for those with autism. Explain connection and communication, linking the concepts to Grandin’s example of the brain as an office building in Chapter 1.

Sensory processing sensitivities are a prominent feature of autism. What behaviors may suggest a reaction to sensory sensitivities that people mistake as behavioral? How can a person decipher between actions with sensory and behavioral causes, respectively?