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TEMPLE GRANDIN: HOW THE GIRL WHO LOVED COWS EMBRACED AUTISM AND CHANGED THE WORLD

Temple Grandin
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Montgomery
Author's First Name: 
Sy
Second Author's First Name: 
Temple
Second Author's Last Name: 
Grandin
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2012

Temple Grandin suffers from autism, and this portrait of her struggle to understand her condition reveals how much her research and invention have helped other victims. Anecdotes, photographs, and Grandin’s intricately-drawn designs add immediacy and provide greater understanding of autism’s many facets.

Francisco X. Stork at the D.C. Public Library

Posted Wed, 10/05/2011 - 5:44pm by wlukehart
"Writing About disAbilities" is the name of Mr. Stork's presentation. He will speak on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St., NW, Washington, D.C., from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the 2nd floor West Lobby. Stork is the author of the young adult novels, "Marcelo in the Real World" and "The Last Summer of the Death Warriors," among others. There will be time for questions and answers, as well as a chance to have books signed.
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