Recommended by Simon Baron-Cohen, and 1 others. See all reviews
Ranked #1 in Animal Behavior, Ranked #3 in Translation — see more rankings.
Temple Grandin's "Animals in Translation" speaks in the clear voice of a woman who emerged from the other side of autism, bringing with her an extraordinary message about how animals think and feel.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.
Autistic people can often think the way animals think -- in fact, Grandin and co-author Catherine... more
Autistic people can often think the way animals think -- in fact, Grandin and co-author Catherine... more
Reviews and Recommendations
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Simon Baron-Cohen I think this book is unusual for lots of reasons. I found it really gripping. First of all, it is written by someone with autism. For me, as a scientist who has been looking at autism from the outside, I felt there is so much we can learn from her because she has actually got the condition, and is able to tell us what the world looks like from her point of view. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Animals in Translation is ranked in the following categories:
- #39 in Animals
- #55 in Aspergers
- #16 in Autism
- #65 in Behavior
- #59 in Dog
- #39 in Dog Training
- #84 in Evolutionary Psychology
- #81 in Neurology
- #69 in Pets
- #24 in Zoology