Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Temple Grandin Temple Grandin Sy Montgomery When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. While Temple's doctor recommended a hospital, her mother believed in her. Temple went… OL16318165W
Neurotribes Neurotribes Steve Silberman What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our societ… OL17203015W
Typed Words, Loud Voices Typed Words, Loud Voices Elizabeth J. Grace "I'd like coffee, please." "No. I don't believe you. How do I know it is really you who wants coffee and not your friend there subliminally transmitting that to you by touching your shoulder?" Imagin… OL17839963W
The autism job club The autism job club Michael Bernick "The authors review the high unemployment rates among adults with autism and other neurodiverse conditions more than two decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act..."The autism job club" is a… OL20001809W
This is not a love story This is not a love story Judy Brown The third of six children in a family that harks back to a gloried Hassidic dynasty, Judy Brown grew up with the legacy of centuries of religious teaching, and the faith and lore that sustained her p… OL20006338W
The boy who escaped paradise The boy who escaped paradise Yi, Chŏng-myŏng (Novelist) An unidentified body is discovered in New York City, with numbers and symbols written in blood near the corpse. Ahn Gil­mo, a North Korean national who interprets the world through numbers, formulas,… OL20043081W
Send in the Idiots Send in the Idiots Kamran Nazeer A remarkable, elegantly written portrait of five autistic men and women, and what their struggles and triumphs reveal about this baffling condition and about us all When he was four years old Kamran … OL5828971W
Songs of the Gorilla Nation Songs of the Gorilla Nation Dawn Phd Prince-Hughes "This is a book about autism. Specifically, it is about my autism, which is both like and unlike other people's autism. But just as much, it is a story about how I emerged from the darkness of it int… OL8697549W