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
With the right support and reasonable adjustments, autistic people make wonderful employees. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Maybe because I had a sister with a disability I was already sensitised to and fascinated by people who think or develop… — 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
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 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
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
Empathy is about two people - two people meeting, getting to know each other and tuning in to what the other person… — 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
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
What we want is that one day every workplace will be diverse - we already encourage that with gender and ethnicity, but… — 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
Baby girls, as young as 12 months old, respond more empathically to the distress of other people, showing greater concern through more… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
There are people with Asperger's whom I've met who certainly would be very upset to learn they'd hurt another person's feelings. They… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Well, in the general population, we find differences between the typical male and typical female. For example, males seem to be more… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
I'm not satisfied with the term 'evil.' We've inherited this word... and we use it to express our abhorrence when people do… — 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
