Visual Thinking

Grandin, Temple

£14.99

Do you think in pictures, patterns or words? In a world engineered for the verbal thinker, those of us with a visual brain can often be overlooked and underestimated. In this landmark book, bestselling author of ‘The Autistic Brain’ Temple Grandin takes us inside the world of visual thinking to transform our understanding of the different ways our brains are wired. With her genius for demystifying science, Grandin draws on cutting-edge research and her personal experience as a visual thinker to reveal how modern structures such as education, health and media are biased towards the dominant verbal thinkers and in turn under serve those of us who see the world differently. Grandin proposes a ground-breaking new approach to everything from educating, parenting and employing to ensure all kinds of minds are recognized and celebrated.

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Publish Date: 13/10/2022
ISBN: 9781846046872 Category: Tag:

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‘Grandin has helped us understand autism not just as a phenomenon, but as a different and coherent mode of existence that otherwise confounds us’ The New York Times

‘A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we’ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century’ Steve Silberman, bestselling author of NeuroTribes

Do you think in pictures, patterns or words?

In a world engineered for the verbal thinker, those of us with a visual brain can often be overlooked and underestimated. In this landmark book, international bestselling author and activist Temple Grandin transforms our understanding of how our brains are wired differently.

Bringing together cutting-edge research and her own experience as a visual thinker, Grandin reveals a ground-breaking new approach to revolutionizing modern structures such as education, health and media so that they equally serve people with all kinds of minds. Visual Thinking is a perspective shifting book that will open our eyes to the value of a life in picture.

Additional information

Weight 346 g
Dimensions 216 × 135 × 25 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

288

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

153.42 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K