num_pages: 228
description: A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler's story of raising her daughter, Temple Grandin, in the conservative Leave-it-to-Beaver world of the fifties, a time when children with autism were routinely diagnosed as infant schizophrenics and banished to institutions. She tells of her fight to keep Temple in the mainstream of family, community, and school life, how Temple responded and went on to succeed, as Ms. Cutler puts it, beyond my wildest dreams. Ms. Cutler also explores the nature of the autism disorder as doctors understand it today, and how its predominant characteristics reflect our own traits in an exaggerated form. Insightful chapters   And Baby Makes Three  As the Twig Is Bent  Childhood  The Separate Worlds Begin  Things Fall ApartAnd Start All Over Again  The End of Childhood  Then What Happened?  Looking for the Source  The Legacy of Genes  What It Means to Be Human
language: English
title: A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story
titlecomplete: A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story
characters: Temple Grandin
genres: Autobiography, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Psychology, Biography Memoir, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Parenting
ratings_count: 600
publisher: Future Horizons