It is possible that by studying autism we’ll learn about the nature of talent. Supposedly there’s no connection between scientific talent and autism, but if we look closely, we find a very basic connection. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
I think it’s particularly clear in borderline personality disorder (BPD) that there’s a strong association between early environmental deprivation and neglect and abuse and later outcome of BPD. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
Autism typically means a person may not be fully aware of the consequences of their actions, or understand the consequences of their behaviour on others. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
If you have high-functioning autism, you may well have a lot of autistic traits but if you’ve got a particular lifestyle where it’s possibly an advantage to be leading a solitary lifestyle and be quite obsessive, you’re clearly able to function and maybe even make valuable contributions in your work, so arguably you don’t need a diagnosis. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
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 them a different way of looking at the world. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
Maybe because I had a sister with a disability I was already sensitised to and fascinated by people who think or develop differently. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
What we want is that one day every workplace will be diverse – we already encourage that with gender and ethnicity, but the next frontier is neurodiversity and it will become ordinary. People won’t think twice about it. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
Baby girls, as young as 12 months old, respond more empathically to the distress of other people, showing greater concern through more sad looks, sympathetic vocalisations and comforting. This echoes what you find in adulthood: more women report frequently sharing the emotional distress of their friends. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
The E-S theory does not stereotype. Rather, it seeks to explain why individuals are typical or atypical for their sex. Simon Baron-Cohen Read Quote
