New York Times Editors’ Choice Pick
An ambitious study (Washington Post) on the relationship between autism and inventiveness.
In The Pattern Seekers argues the Cambridge professor Simon Baron-Cohen that human inventiveness is unique. Autistic people would have played an important role in this for 70,000 to 100,000 years, from complex tools to the digital revolution.
He shows that the same genes that contribute to autism also ensure a special form of pattern recognition, essential for innovation. At the same time, this brings challenges, such as social and neurological limitations. Baron-Cohen advocates for appreciation and support of autistic people, both for their talents and limitations.
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