Books like Thinking in Pictures

Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin reads as informative, insightful. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Embracing the Wide Sky

Daniel Tammet · 2008

Both explore autism & neurodiversity

72% genome match

The Autistic Brain

Temple Grandin · 2013

Both explore autism & neurodiversity

77% genome match

The Reason I Jump One Boys Voice From The Silence Of Autism

Naoki Higashida · 2013

Both explore autism & communication

73% genome match

Look Me in the Eye

John Elder Robison · 2007

Both explore autism & neurodiversity

83% genome match

Neurotribes

Steve Silberman · 2015

Both explore autism & neurodiversity

83% genome match

A Not Entirely Benign Procedure

Perri Klass · 1987

Both explore empathy

66% genome match

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Richard Phillips Feynman · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Gifted hands

Ben Carson · 1990

Same memoir feel

61% genome match

The Brain That Changes Itself

Norman Doidge · 2007

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Nobody Nowhere

Donna Williams · 1992

Both explore autism & communication

77% genome match

Love's Executioner

Irvin D. Yalom · 1991

Same memoir feel

61% genome match

My lobotomy

Howard Dully · 1998

Same memoir feel

61% genome match