Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin and Cathering Johnson

People with autism can often think the way animals think,
which puts them in the perfect position to translate “animal talk.” In
this groundbreaking book, Temple Grandin draws on her own experiences with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals think, act, and feel. Funny, informative, and full of incredible insight, Animals in Translation will forever change the way we look at our fellow creatures.

	TEMPLE GRANDIN earned her Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois, went on to become an associate professor at Colorado State University, and wrote two books on autism, including the seminal Thinking in Pictures. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
CATHERINE JOHNSON, Ph.D., is a writer specializing in neuropsychiatry and the brain and is the author of three previous books. She lives in New York.

Bonus Material

• main page

• author interview

• extended biography

• read an excerpt
• discussion guide
• table of contents
• learn more
• praise

Also by Temple Grandin

Thinking in Pictures
And Other Reports
from My Life with Autism

Expanded edition including the most recent research, therapy, and resources. Available in paperback from Vintage Books.

“Animals in Translation is wonderful! The most important book I’ve read in thirty years.”

—Patricia McConnell, author of The Other End of the Leash

“Grandin’s focus in Animals in Translation is not on all the ‘normal’ things autistics and animals can’t do but on the unexpected, extraordinary, invaluable things they can.”

—O, The Oprah Magazine

“At times, it is difficult to work out whether this is a book about animal behavior with insight from autism, or a book about autism that uses animal behavior to explain what it is like to be autistic. A major achievement of the book is that it is both.”

—Nature