Autism and the technical mind.

• Autores: Simon Baron-Cohen
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 307, Nº. 5, 2012, págs. 72-75
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The author discusses research into the rate of autistic children born to parents with technical jobs such as engineering. The concept of assortative mating is described, and mate selection in humans, the genetics of autism, and the psychological factors of autism are discussed. Systemizing behavior in autistic children, the mechanical abilities of children with Asperger's syndrome, and the relationship between mathematics ability and autism rates are discussed. The author researched the children of people who work in Silicon Valley in California and Bangalore, India, where there is a concentration of computer researchers, as well as the effect of testosterone levels in pregnant women. INSET: IN BRIEF.