Animals in Translation Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior

by Grandin, Temple; Johnson, Catherine

• ISBN13: 9780743247702
• ISBN10: 0743247701
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781439130841
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2025-06-10
• Publisher: Scribner
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Summary

"Temple's professional training as an animal scientist and her history as a person with autism have given her a perspective like that of no other expert in the field. Standing at the intersection of autism and animals, she offers unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas about both."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Temple Grandin earned her PhD in animal science from the University of Illinois and is currently a professor at Colorado State University. She is one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism and the author of numerous books, including the bestsellers Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation, and Visual Thinking. A past member of the board of directors of the Autism Society of America and a celebrated and effective animal advocate, Grandin spearheaded reform of the quality of life for the world's agricultural animals. She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year and the HBO movie based on her life, starring Claire Danes, received seven Emmy Awards. 

Catherine Johnson, PhD, is a writer specializing in neuropsychiatry and the brain and is the author of three previous books, including Shadow Syndromes with John J. Ratey. She lives with her husband and three sons in New York. Two of her sons have autism.

Table of Contents

My Story

How Animals Perceive the World

Animal Feelings

Animal Aggression

Pain and Suffering

How Animals Thinks

Animal Genius: Extreme Talents

Behavior and Training Troubleshooting Guide

Notes

Selected Biography

Acknowledgments

Index

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