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Free Temple Grandin Coloring Book on Autism: My Life in Pictures

Posted on February 7th, 2010 by admin

The coloring book Temple Grandin: My life in Pictures a coloring book for children about autism is available for free, in preparation for the showing of the HBO special about Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism. Temple Grandin is an animal scientist, autism advocate and a person with autism. She is also the author of several books including Thinking in Pictures and her recent book Animals make us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals.

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Autism and the Dentist Office

Posted on February 7th, 2010 by admin

As kids, most of us were not too fond of going to the dentist.  Often a scary ordeal even for “neurotypical” children, it can be downright terrifying to kids with autism.  For one thing, they are asked to sit still for an extended period of time while a stranger poke, picks, and scrapes around in their mouth with various instruments.  The odds are very high that the first few trips to the dentist will be less than successful.

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