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Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story
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4 out of 5
Based on 164 Ratings and 64 Reviews

Book Description
A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler's story of raising her daughter, Temple Grandin, in the conservative Leave-it-to-Beaver world of the fifties, a time when children with autism were routinely diagnosed as "infant schizophrenics" and banished to institutions. She tells of her fight to keep Temple in the mainstream of family, community, and school life, how Temple responded and went on to succ... More
Book Information
PublisherFuture Horizons
BindingHardcover (6 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages228
ISBN-101932565167
ISBN-13978-1932565164
Publication Date12/15/2004
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About Eustacia Cutler (Author) : Eustacia Cutler is a published author. A published credit of Eustacia Cutler is Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin's Mother Tells the Family Story.
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