Temple Grandin

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1. Temple Grandin

   Author of Animals in Translation, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism

2. Oliver Sacks

   Author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat, Awakenings, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood

3. Donna Williams

   Author of Nobody Nowhere: the Extraordinary Autobiography of an Autistic, Somebody Somewhere: Breaking Free from the World of Autism, Like Colour to the Blind: Soul Searching and Soul Finding

4. Mary Roach

   Author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

5. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

   Author of The Hidden Life of Dogs, The Tribe of Tiger

6. Tony Attwood

   Author of The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome, Asperger's Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, Asperger's and Girls

7. Patricia B. McConnell

   Author of The Other End of the Leash

8. Stanley I. Greenspan

   Author of Engaging Autism: Helping Children Relate, Communicate and Think with the DIR Floortime Approach, Autism Aspergers: Solving the Relationship Puzzle--A New Developmental Program that Opens the Door to Lifelong Social an, Relationship Development Intervention with Young Children: Social and Emotional Development Activities for Asperger Syndrome, Autism, PDD and NLD

9. John Elder Robison

   Author of Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's, Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers

10. Atul Gawande

    Author of Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science, Better

11. Michael Pollan

    Author of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World

12. Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

    Author of When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals

13. Liane Holliday Willey

    Author of Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome, Asperger Syndrome in the Family: Redefining Normal

14. Catherine Maurice

    Author of Let Me Hear Your Voice: A Family's Triumph over Autism, Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism: A Manual for Parents and Professionals

15. Daniel Tammet

    Author of Born on a blue day, Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind

16. Irene M. Pepperberg

    Author of Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process

17. Jed Baker

    Author of Social Skills Training for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome and Social-Communications Problems, Preparing for Life: The Complete Guide for Transitioning to Adulthood for Those with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome

18. Luke Jackson

    Author of Freaks, Geeks & Asperger Syndrome: A User Guide to Adolescence, A User Guide to the GF/CF Diet for Autism, Asperger Syndrome and AD/HD

19. Brenda Smith Myles

    Author of Asperger Syndrome And Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions For Tantrums, Rage And Meltdowns, Asperger Syndrome and Sensory Issues: Practical Solutions for Making Sense of the World

20. Chantal Sicile-Kira

    Author of Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Diso, Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: A Parent's Guide to the Cognitive, Social, Physical, and Transition Needs ofTeenager