Some Non-Law Reading

Animals In Translation : Using The Mysteries Of Autism To Decode Animal Behavior by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson. Temple Grandin is autistic and is probably best known for her research and expertise in redesigning slaughterhouses in a more humane manner. The book discusses how animals think visually and not in words like many people do. They also describe how animals are similar to people with autism because both are more in tune with the tiny details of the world.

A Man Without Words is by Susan Schaller who is an ASL (American Sign Language) interpreter. While living in Los Angeles, she met a man who was born deaf and raised without ever learning a language. He didn't know that language existed; that, for instance, a cat didn't have to be present in the room but you could still "talk" about a cat or cats in general. He also didn't know math, geography or about anything that he had never personally experienced. The author was not a teacher but she worked with him almost daily and finally was able to reach through to him. This is the story of their work together.