Seekers of patterns. How autism contributes to human ingenuity. Baron-Cohen S.

In this book, Simon Baron-Cohen, one of the most authoritative scientists in the world who write about autism, offers the reader an unexpected and bold look at the features of autistic people and their role in human civilization. Baron-Cohen explores how stubborn experimentation with patterns and sequences, whether in music, fine art, mathematics, engineering, cooking or observing ocean waves, led to new inventions and discoveries.

since then, since then, How our ancestors began to create the first tools, and until today's digital revolution, we owe progress to the “seekers of laws”, the author is convinced. However, for the carriers of autism genes themselves, their abilities often turn into a variety of problems - from social to medical ones. A rethinking approach to autism, the author urges society to see in it a rare opportunity that needs to be appreciated and welcomed, respecting people who do not think like others.

The book contains additional materials: tests “The factor in systematization” and "Empathy coefficient" to determine its type of brain, as well as the test "Autistic spectrum coefficient" to determine autistic features.