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Autism and Asperger Syndrome: The Facts by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: Facts
In this new book Simon Baron-Cohen summarizes the current understanding of autism and Asperger Syndrome. He explains the process of diagnosis, as well as the options for education and intervention for those with these conditions. Taking a lifespan approach, Professor Baron-Cohen considersa how the condi ...Show more
Mind Reading: The Interactive Guide to Emotions Version 1.3 by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Health and Wellbeing
Mindblindness - An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Personal Development
In Mindblindness, Simon Baron-Cohen presents a model of the evolution and development of "mindreading." He argues that we mindread all the time, effortlessly, automatically, and mostly unconsciously. It is the natural way in which we interpret, predict, and participate in social behavior and communicati ...Show more
The Essential Difference by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Allen Lane Science S.
Simon Baron-Cohen shows that, indisputably, on average male and female minds are of a slightly different character. Men tend to be better at analysing systems (better systemisers), while women tend to be better at reading the emotions of other people (better empathisers).
The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Culture
Men and women have always seemed to think in entirely different ways, from conversation and communication to games and gadgets. But are these differences created by society, or do our minds come ready-wired one way or another, with female brains tending towards interaction and male towards organisation? ...Show more
The Pattern Seekers: A New Theory of Human Invention by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Science
'Celebrates human cognitive diversity, and is rich with empathy and psychological insight' Steven PinkerWhy can humans alone invent? In this book, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory- because we can identify patterns, specifically if-and-then pa ...Show more
The Pattern Seekers - A New Theory of Human Invention by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Science
Why can humans alone invent? In this book, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory: because we can identify patterns, specifically if-and-then patterns. And he argues that the genes for this unique ability overlap with the genes for autism. From the ...Show more
The Science of Evil - On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Philosophy
Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis, Asperger's: All of these syndromes have one thing in common-lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence can be dangerous, but in others it can simply mean a different way of seeing the world.In The Science of Evil, Simon Baron-Cohen, an aw ...Show more
Zero Degrees of Empathy - A New Theory of Human Cruelty by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Simon Baron-Cohen, expert in autism and developmental psychopathology, has always wanted to isolate and understand the factors that cause people to treat others as if they were mere objects. In this book he proposes a radical shift, turning the focus away from evil and on to the central factor, empathy. ...Show more
Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty and Kindness by Simon Baron-Cohen
Category: Science & Natural History
In Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty and Kindness Simon Baron-Cohen takes fascinating and challenging new look at what exactly makes our behaviour uniquely human. How can we ever explain human cruelty? We have always struggled to understand why some people behave in the most evil ...Show more
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