"Temple Grandin is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the U.S. An associate professor of animal science at Colorado State University, she is regarded as one of the highest functioning individuals with autism in the world."--Back cover.

Contains updated chapter and references; originally published 1996.

Introduction -- April 2005: looking back at Emergence: Labeled Autistic -- Childhood memories -- Early school days -- New worries -- Forgettable days at junior high -- Boarding school -- The door -- The magical device -- Through the little door -- Graduate school and the glass door barrier -- Through the sliding glass door -- Working--coping--surviving -- Autistics and the real world -- Appendix A: Information and report sheet, Diagnostic Check List for Behavior-Disturbed children, Form E-2 -- Appendix B: General Information (Rev. May 1993; updated April 2005) -- Technical Appendix C.