Animals in translation
Subtitle: using the mysteries of autism to decode animal behavior
By: Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
Contributors: Johnson, Catherine, 1952-
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Animal behavior; Autism
Description: An animal scientist draws on her experience as an autistic to identify commonalities between animals and autistics, offering insight into how animals process sensory information and how they often possess unrecognized savant-level talents.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-342) and index
Table of contents: title: My story; title: How animals perceive the world; title: Animal feelings; title: Animal aggression; title: Pain and suffering; title: How animals think; title: Animal genius : extreme talents