Bibliograph

Visual thinking, the hidden gifts of people who think in pictures, patterns, and abstractions, Temple Grandin ; with Betsy Lerner

Type

Label

Visual thinking, the hidden gifts of people who think in pictures, patterns, and abstractions, Temple Grandin ; with Betsy Lerner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Visual thinking

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1296949259

Responsibility statement

Temple Grandin ; with Betsy Lerner

Sub title

the hidden gifts of people who think in pictures, patterns, and abstractions

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

Target audience

adult

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