AT THE GATES OF AUTISM: EMERGING INTO LIFE DVD

Resource #
DVD • AGAD414W

Price $149.95

Program Contents: 59 minutes

Copyright Date: 2000

Available in the United States and Canada Only

As a child, Temple Grandin was diagnosed as brain-damaged; doctors today would call her autistic. But her condition did not deter her and, with the help of her mother and therapists, she went on to become an expert in animal behavior, designing livestock handling facilities and teaching as an assistant professor at Colorado State University. Much of her expertise with animals comes through lessons learned from her own condition.

This program provides the rare opportunity to hear a person with autism discuss her condition and how she deals with life. Dr. Grandin offers many insights into the motivations behind autistic behavior and how parents, teachers, and therapists can better work with children that have been diagnosed as autistic.