Grandin’s ability to identify associations is a running theme in the memoir. Grandin’s determination to reshape the stigma of autism continues to this day, exemplified in her advocacy for herself, others with autism, and animal welfare. She is also particularly skilled at observation and attention to detail. She credits her visual library and memory, for instance, for her success in creating livestock equipment and empathizing with animals. Moreover, though many people view autism as problematic, Grandin affirms both the aptitudes and difficulties inherent in living with autism. The author cautions, however, that one brush cannot paint the full picture of autism-variations exist. Her tendency toward intellect and science, however, later turned problems into learning opportunities.Īutistic individuals share common traits, such as an inclination toward visual thinking, social difficulties, and fixations. As a child, she struggled with delayed speech, social ostracism and ridicule, and anxiety. Thinking in Pictures addresses the hurdles Grandin faced before better understanding autism.
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