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
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
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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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
