Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals

Behavior is shaped by both genetics and experience--nature and nurture. This book synthesizes research from behavioral genetics and animal and veterinary science, bridging the gap between these fields. The objective is to show that principles of behavioral genetics have practical applications to agricultural and companion animals. The continuing domestication of animals is a complex process whose myriad impacts on animal behavior are commonly under-appreciated. Genetic factors play a significant role in both species-specific behaviors and behavioral differences exhibited by individuals in the same species. Leading authorities explore the impact of increased intensities of selection on domestic animal behavior. Rodents, cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, herding and guard dogs, and poultry are all included in these discussions of genetics and behavior, making this book useful to veterinarians, livestock producers, laboratory animal researchers and technicians, animal trainers and breeders, and any researcher interested in animal behavior.

Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals [Hardcover] Grandin, Temple and Deesing, Mark J.

Science & Math

Grandin, Temple

Biological Sciences

Academic Press

The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs. In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think, act, and feel.Now she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals the best and happiest lifeâ€”on their terms, not ours. Itâ€™s usually easy to pinpoint the cause of physical pain in animals, but to know what is causing them emotional distress is much harder.Drawing on the latest research and her own work,Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals.Then she explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals.Whether itâ€™s how to make the healthiest environment for the dog you must leave alone most of the day, how to keep pigs from being bored, or how to know if the lion pacing in the zoo is miserable or just exercising,Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures. Animals Make Us Human is the culmination of almost thirty years of research, experimentation, and experience. This is essential reading for anyone whoâ€™s ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal.

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

Johnson, Catherine

Sports & Outdoors

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one-third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism--because Temple Grandin is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us. In this unprecedented book, Grandin delivers a report from the country of autism. Writing from the dual perspectivies of a scientist and an autistic person, she tells us how that country is experienced by its inhabitants and how she managed to breach its boundaries to function in the outside world. What emerges in Thinking in Pictures is the document of an extraordinary human being, one who, in gracefully and lucidly bridging the gulf between her condition and our own, sheds light on the riddle of our common identity.

Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Children's Health

Vintage

Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals, Third Edition offers the latest and most valuable information on animal science and behavioral genetics, carrying on the book’s legacy since its original publication in 1998. This book synthesizes research from behavioral genetics and animal and veterinary science, bridging the gap between these fields. The objective is to show that principles of behavioral genetics have practical applications to agricultural and companion animals. 
The continuing domestication of animals is a complex process whose myriad impacts on animal behavior are commonly under-appreciated. Genetic factors play a significant role in both species-specific behaviors and behavioral differences exhibited by individuals in the same species. Leading authorities explore the impact of increased intensities of selection on domestic animal behavior. Rodents, cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, herding and guard dogs, and poultry are all included in these discussions of genetics and behavior, making this book useful to veterinarians, livestock producers, laboratory animal researchers and technicians, animal trainers and breeders, and any researcher interested in animal behavior. 
Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals, Third Edition is the most valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in animal and veterinary science, animal behavior, genetics, ethology, and similar fields. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines will also benefit from the global expertise featured in this newest edition.

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Product Description 
Empowering strategies for anyone who works with children and teens on the spectrum. 
International best-selling writer and autist Temple Grandin joins psychologist Debra Moore in presenting nine strengths-based mindsets necessary to successfully work with young people on the autism spectrum. Examples and stories bring the approaches to life, and detailed suggestions and checklists help readers put them to practical use. 
Temple Grandin shares her own personal experiences and anecdotes from parents and professionals who have sought her advice, while Debra Moore draws on more than three decades of work as a psychologist with kids on the spectrum and those who love and care for them. So many people support the lives of these kids, and this book is for all of them: teachers; special education staff; mental health clinicians; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; parents; and anyone interacting with autistic children or teens. 
Readers will come away with new, empowering mindsets they can apply to develop the full potential of every child. 6 figures 
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"Readers will appreciate the straightforward language, the direct approach to dealing with challenging situations, and the authors’ focus on bringing out “each child’s unique and maximum potential. Those with a vested interest in helping children on the spectrum will find this a valuable resource worth returning to." 
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Publishers Weekly\n"A welcome, instructive handbook for readers concerned with the well-being of people with autism. 
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Kirkus\n"Whether you’re a therapist, physician, educator, parent, or caregiver, 
Navigating Autism is a must-read for all people who support and interact with autistic children and teens. The nine strength-based mindsets presented by authors Temple Grandin, Ph.D. and Debra Moore, Ph.D., encourage readers to look beyond the narrative and focus on what makes each child wonderfully unique. Teeming with professional experience and valuable anecdotes, this book energizes and empowers while providing a fresh approach to navigating autism." 
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Amy KD Tobik, Editor-in-Chief/CEO, Exceptional Needs Today\n"In 
Navigating Autism, Drs. Temple Grandin and Debra Moore provide a ‘circle of guidelines’ that documents practical, strength-based information for supporting autistic children and adults. With reference to Temple’s lifetime of experience, and multiple examples of children and adults on the spectrum from Dr. Moore’s years of clinical practice, the guidelines address crucial issues such as diagnosis, associated conditions, clinical/educational assessments, and the need to build on strengths from a positive whole-child, whole-person perspective. This comprehensive work will be an invaluable resource for both families and professionals." 
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Barry M. Prizant, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Brown University, Author of Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism\n"Temple Grandin and Debra Moore have made a valuable contribution to the body of literature for autism therapists and clinicians. As their book so eloquently states, autistic children are much more than ‘packages of disabilities’. This book will help clinicians and other professionals see neurodiverse children in a different and better light, and open the door to better support." 
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John Elder Robison, Neurodiversity Scholar, the College of William & Mary, Advisor to the Center for Neurodiversity, Landmark College\n"This is an in-depth, essential resource for those helping clients on the autism spectrum who want to move beyond label-locking thinking and provide a whole-person approach that honors the rich lived experience of autism. From assessment that considers social-emotional, sensory, motor, medical conditions, and psychiatric co-morbidities, to intervention that draws on a strength-based approach, this is an invaluable book for optimizing interventions to help clients feel and function at their best. " 
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Lindsey Biel, Occupational Therapist and Author of Sens

Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets For Helping Kids on the Spectrum

Moore, Debra

Psychology & Counseling

W.W.Norton&Company

“The right brain has created the right book for right now.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Temple Grandin may be the most famous person with autism, a condition that affects 1 in 88 children. Since her birth in 1947, our understanding of it has undergone a great transformation, leading to more hope than ever before that we may finally learn the causes of and treatments for autism. Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the advances in neuroimaging and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show which anomalies might explain common symptoms. Most excitingly, she argues that raising and educating kids on the autism spectrum must focus on their long-overlooked strengths to foster their unique contributions. The Autistic Brain brings Grandin’s singular perspective into the heart of the autism revolution. "[Grandin’s] most insightful work to date . . . The Autistic Brain is something anyone could benefit from reading, and I recommend it to anyone with a personal or professional connection to autism or neurological difference."—John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye "The Autistic Brain can both enlighten readers with little exposure to autism and offer hope and compassion to those who live with the condition."—Scientific American

The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed

Parenting & Relationships

Panek, Richard

Disabilities & Hyperactivity

Mariner Books

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World

When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. Temple’s doctor recommended institutionalizing her, but her mother believed in her. Temple went to school instead. Today, Dr. Temple Grandin, a scientist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University, is an autism advocate and her world-changing career revolutionized the livestock industry. This compelling biography and Temple's personal photos take us inside her extraordinary mind and open the door to a broader understanding of autism.

Children's Books

MONTGOMERY, SY.

Biographies

Clarion Books

The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs. In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think, act, and feel. Now she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals the best and happiest life—on their terms, not ours. It’s usually easy to pinpoint the cause of physical pain in animals, but to know what is causing them emotional distress is much harder. Drawing on the latest research and her own work, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals. Then she explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals. Whether it’s how to make the healthiest environment for the dog you must leave alone most of the day, how to keep pigs from being bored, or how to know if the lion pacing in the zoo is miserable or just exercising, Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures. Animals Make Us Human is the culmination of almost thirty years of research, experimentation, and experience. This is essential reading for anyone who’s ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism.
While Temple’s doctor recommended a hospital, her mother believed in her. Temple went to school instead. 
Today, Dr. Temple Grandin is a scientist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Her world-changing career revolutionized the livestock industry. As an advocate for autism, Temple uses her experience as an example of the unique contributions that autistic people can make.
This compelling biography complete with Temple’s personal photos takes us inside her extraordinary mind and opens the door to a broader understanding of autism.

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate
 When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies have moved from the realm of psychology to neurology and genetics, and there is far more hope today than ever before thanks to groundbreaking new research into causes and treatments. Now Temple Grandin reports from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution. Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show us which anomalies might explain common symptoms. We meet the scientists and self-advocates who are exploring innovative theories of what causes autism and how we can diagnose and best treat it. Grandin also highlights long-ignored sensory problems and the transformative effects we can have by treating autism symptom by symptom, rather than with an umbrella diagnosis. Most exciting, she argues that raising and educating kids on the spectrum isn’t just a matter of focusing on their weaknesses; in the science that reveals their long-overlooked strengths she shows us new ways to foster their unique contributions. From the “aspies” in Silicon Valley to the five-year-old without language, Grandin understands the true meaning of the word spectrum. The Autistic Brain is essential reading from the most respected and beloved voices in the field.

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum

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Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals [Hardcover] Grandin, Temple and Deesing, Mark J.

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism

Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals

Navigating Autism: 9 Mindsets For Helping Kids on the Spectrum

The Autistic Brain: Helping Different Kinds of Minds Succeed

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World

The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum