| Description |
340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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Women lcdgt |
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Americans lcdgt |
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Temple Grandin: University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Betsy Lerner: Literary agents lcdgt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-324) and index. |
| Contents |
What is visual thinking? -- Screened out -- Where are all the clever engineers? -- Complementary minds -- Genius and neurodiversity -- Visualizing risk to prevent disasters -- Animal consciousness and visual thinking. |
| Summary |
"A quarter of a century after her first book, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin--the 'anthropologist from Mars,' as Oliver Sacks dubbed her--transforms our understanding of the different ways our brains are wired. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously understood, she reveals, and a more varied one, from the purest 'object visualizers' like Grandin herself, with their intuitive knack for engineering and problem-solving, to 'visual spatials'--the abstract, mathematical thinkers who excel in pattern recognition and systemic thinking. With her genius for demystifying science, Grandin draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking and its intuitive affinities for design, innovation, and problem-solving. She also makes us aware of how a world geared to the highly verbal screens out visual thinkers from an early age. Rather than continuing to waste their singular gifts, driving a collective loss in productivity and competitiveness, Grandin proposes new approaches to educating, parenting, employing, and collaborating with visual thinkers. In a highly competitive world, this important book helps us to see, we need every mind on board"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Visual perception.
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Art -- Psychological aspects.
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Thought and thinking.
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Autism -- Psychological aspects.
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Autism spectrum disorders.
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Autism spectrum disorders (OCoLC)fst01747518
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Art -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00815320
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Thought and thinking. (OCoLC)fst01150249
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Visual perception. (OCoLC)fst01168049
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction.
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Informational works.
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| Added Author |
Lerner, Betsy, author. Author.
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| ISBN |
9780593418369 hardcover |
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0593418360 hardcover |
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9780593543115 international edition |
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0593543114 international edition |
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9780593418383 electronic book |
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