Visual Thinking

The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

By: Temple Grandin PhD

Narrated by: Andrea Gallo, Temple Grandin PhD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

WINNER OF THE NAUTILUS GOLD AWARD

“A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we’ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century.”—Steve Silberman

“An absolute eye-opener.”—Frans de Waal

A landmark book that reveals, celebrates, and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers

A quarter of a century after her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin—“an anthropologist on Mars,” as Oliver Sacks dubbed her—transforms our awareness of the different ways our brains are wired. Do you have a keen sense of direction, a love of puzzles, the ability to assemble furniture without crying? You are likely a visual thinker.

With her genius for demystifying science, Grandin draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously believed, she reveals, and a more varied one, from the photo-realistic “object visualizers” like Grandin herself, with their intuitive knack for design and problem solving, to the abstract, mathematically inclined “visual spatial” thinkers who excel in pattern recognition and systemic thinking. She also makes us understand how a world increasingly geared to the verbal tends to sideline visual thinkers, screening them out at school and passing over them in the workplace. Rather than continuing to waste their singular gifts, driving a collective loss in productivity and innovation, Grandin proposes new approaches to educating, parenting, employing, and collaborating with visual thinkers. In a highly competitive world, this important book helps us see, we need every mind on board.

©2022 Temple Grandin (P)2022 Penguin Audio

A roadmap for our survival

Should be required reading for all the verbal thinkers who currently limit the world of visual thinkers and for all those talented visual thinkers who struggle to find a suitable path. For the sake of us all, I hope Temple Grandin’s impact in this cause will be as great as what she has accomplished during the rest of her career.

lost visual thinkin, due 2 a TBI Unfathomable loss

I lost my visual thinking on impact. The loss was and is unfathomable. My world disappeared. It hasn't returned after 5 years. It's been an unimaginable experience. It's also taught me about resilience. My visual thinking never has returned.
I had to learn empathy and emotions again. So much was gone but here I am.
I had to learn to manage my temper, that was very hard.
I had no sense of self.
86% of people in prisons had a brain injury. We need to monitor and offer people with TBI's the care they need. It's easy to imagine being incarcerated due to being completely over whelmed from the multi faceted symptoms a TBI can confront you with. No rest, no days off from the stress of a TBI and trying to manage daily life.

provocative thinking

becoming more aware of the diversity of thinkers and the value these differences add in making us all better has never had a stronger case than this book.

what I was looking for

great book. stays on topic and pertinent the whole way through. grandin has a great way of expressing and coberent contiguous theme

Words are very unnecessary.

I struggle to find the words to express why I know this book is important. I suppose why is the answer you will find if you take this in. I can’t thank you enough for deciding to write this book.

The visual thinkers will be happy to understand more about themselves. The verbal, maybe more empathic to those who have speak in salad or analogy.

Enjoy!

Extremely important book. Who has changed more lives than Temple?

This changes everything.

Thank you Temple for all you have learned and shared with us. The cost must be great. Hopefully we will learn and grow.

How incredibly brave to call out major corporations and US Corporatacracy in general. Temples, bravery, mind and heart are very moving.

A good mix with the narrators

I heard an interview with Dr. Grandin where I found out about her new book and her great concern over the loss of skilled persons to maintain the infrastructure. I listened to the book off and on, and it was enjoyable.

Dr. Grandin's actual voice is in small parts, in the beginning and the end. I don't think several hours of her gruff manner of speaking would be as enjoyable. The professional narrator did a very fine job.

I strongly agree with Dr. Grandin regarding skilled trades. There were areas of the book where I was more skeptical but this is her book and she's putting forth her ideas.

Accurate representation

A must read /listen for everyone. If more people understood why visual thinkers are so important in our world it would be a better place. Dr. Grandin clearly explains this so that fully visual, partially visual (mixed) and non visual (verbal) thinkers can easily understand the concepts presented.

Fascinating insights into her mode of thinking

Very enjoyable topic, easy listening, and may encourage you to see autism & thinking differently.

Makes you think!

I believe that animals really do act like humans and that visual thinkers have a special way of figuring things out. I like That she takes into consideration previously beliefs and studies And created her own experiments.