Autism spectrum disorders are linked to other problems: Most of the people we see in our Asperger clinic for adults also suffer… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
A diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome can be useful to help a person understand why they have had difficulties. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Autism doesn't seem to have a seasonal component, unlike some forms of depression. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Autism typically means a person may not be fully aware of the consequences of their actions, or understand the consequences of their… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Autistic people's disabilities are widely known, but one of their best-established strengths is their attention to detail. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
We have found fathers and grandfathers of children with autism are more likely to be engineers. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
I suspect that among parents or siblings of a person with autism there are higher rates of talents in systemizing. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
We've done fMRI scans of people taking the 'Reading the Eyes' test, and what we've found is that the amygdala lights up… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Autistic peoples' excellent attention to detail means they may make fewer mistakes, and their narrow focus may mean that they are not… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
I'm hoping that autism is going to get to that same point, where it becomes quite ordinary to say, 'I have autism,'… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
In the person with autism, the brain may already be seeing the part and be less distracted by the whole, and in… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
People with autism flourish in domains where the information is consistent and predictable, and struggle most in domains where the information is… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Because people with autism are also strongly obsessional, meaning that they pursue their current interest to extraordinary detail and lengths and in… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
If we think about the autism spectrum as involving a very strong drive to systemize, that can have very positive consequences for… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Genes are thought to contribute a certain amount to the cause of autism but it's not 100 per cent. It might be… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
If you have high-functioning autism, you may well have a lot of autistic traits but if you've got a particular lifestyle where… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
If you have a child with autism, and he or she has good intelligence, with no delay in language learning maybe there… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
When I first started in this field there were all kinds of stereotypes about autism, as if these were children from another… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Everyone recognises that genes are part of the story but autism isn't 100% genetic. Even if you have identical twins who share… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
The idea of a cure for autism is itself controversial. Some people with autism say they don't want to be cured, because… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
It is possible that by studying autism we'll learn about the nature of talent. Supposedly there's no connection between scientific talent and… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
It may be true in the case of autism that if you start off with a deficit in terms of empathy or… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Among both individuals with high-functioning autism or Asperger and their parents, many are superfast at spotting details. You hardly have time to… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Like any skill, systemising occurs on a bell curve in the population, with some people being faster at spotting patterns than others.… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
People with psychopathy are very good at reading the minds of their victims. That's probably most clearly seen in deception. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
In the person with autism, the brain may already be seeing the part and be less distracted by the whole, and in the person… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
Difficulty empathising translates into a whole set of hurdles. You might be last person to get the point of a joke, which can leave… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy. The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
The idea of a cure for autism is itself controversial. Some people with autism say they don't want to be cured, because autism gives… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
Autistic people's disabilities are widely known, but one of their best-established strengths is their attention to detail. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
If you have a child with autism, and he or she has good intelligence, with no delay in language learning maybe there is an… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
Autism spectrum disorders are linked to other problems: Most of the people we see in our Asperger clinic for adults also suffer from clinical… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
What we want is that one day every workplace will be diverse - we already encourage that with gender and ethnicity, but the next… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
When I first started in this field there were all kinds of stereotypes about autism, as if these were children from another planet, or… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
A diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome can be useful to help a person understand why they have had difficulties. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
Because people with autism are also strongly obsessional, meaning that they pursue their current interest to extraordinary detail and lengths and in great depth,… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
Empathy is a skill like any other human skill - and if you get a chance to practice, you can get better at it. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share
