She is the author of the book Thinking in Pictures. Dr. Grandin has autism, and her experiences have helped her to understand animal behavior. She teaches a course in livestock handling at the university and consults on the design of livestock handling facilities. Unique insights from a person with a singular understanding. As a person with autism, it is easy for me to understand how animals think because my thinking processes are like an animal's.
Autism is a neurological disorder that some people are born with.
Scientists who study autism believe that the disorder is cause d by immature development of certain brain circuits, and over development of other brain circuits. The m ovie Rain Man depicts a man with a fairly severe form of the disorder. I have no language-based thoughts at all. My thoughts are in pictures, like videotapes in my mind. When I recall something from my memory, I see only pictures.