Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "We need different kinds of minds," Temple Grandin says. “We need these different approaches to problem solving.” (Photo ...

Autism Acceptance Month – a shift from the prior messaging of April as Autism Awareness Month reflects the importance of making space for all kinds of minds, including those with autism spectrum ...

Like many people with autism, Temple Grandin thinks in pictures. In her new book, “Visual Thinking,” Grandin writes that she sees the world “in a series of associated visual images.” She adds it’s ...

We live in a language-dominated world that tends to sideline visual thinkers, screening them out at school and passing over them in the workplace - even though visual thinkers constitute a far greater ...

Temple Grandin has never stopped following—and driving—the research on what makes minds tick. In both professional and popular circles, she is the voice on visual thinking. Have you ever asked ...

Researchers believe that the process in our brain that allows us to see visual distinctions happen differently in the brains of children with an autism spectrum disorder. A study published in the ...

Animal behaviorist Grandin (Navigating Autism) advocates for visual thinkers in this illuminating survey. Drawing on scientific studies, news articles, and her own experiences, Grandin makes a case ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can affect a person’s life in several ways. For example, ASD can affect the way someone communicates, interacts with others, and ...

When the Autism at Work Roundtable was formed, companies that included JPMorgan, EY and Ford Motor Company felt an imperative to tackle the challenges of the scarcity of skilled employees in the areas ...

A new study published reports that social deficits in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) correlate with early structural and connectivity traits particularly in the visual ...

Washington Post senior writer Frances Stead Sellers speaks with best-selling author and scientist Temple Grandin about her new book, “Visual Thinking,” which broadens the conversation on ...