Unfolding the Napkin by Dan Roam New York: Penguin Books, 2009, 286 pages.
Thinking in pictures is the way the Dr. Temple Grandin sees the world. Diagnosed with Autism at the age of four she overcame life’s challenges through the tenacity of her mother who refused to accept the doctor’s suggestion that she be place in an institution. With family support and the mentoring of a science teacher, Grandin became a leading consultant in the human treatment of cattle. She has become a spokesperson for Autism and lectures around the world. Unfolding the Napkin by Dan Roam is a demonstration of visual representation as expressed by Grandin. Roam does not refer to Grandin in his work. However, for special educators, his visual representation methods are useful to understand and reach students like Grandin or to just break down a problem into manageable part to arrive at a workable solution.
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