Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen is Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, UK, and one of the co-discoverers of the 'theory of mind' deficit in autism. His books include Mindblindness (1995), The Essential Difference (2003) and Autism and Asperger Syndrome: The Facts (2009).
The Maladapted Mind: Classic Readings in Evolutionary Psychopathology
This book pioneers a Darwinian understanding of psychopathology and aims to show how evolution shaped normal minds and brains. This sheds new light on various psychyatric conditions such as anxiety,... (more)
Teaching children with autism to mindread: A practical guide for teachers and parents
This text looks at applying theory of mind to children with autism, and concentrates on the treatment of social and communicative abnormalities. 302 pages. (more)
Autism and Asperger Syndrome: The Facts
This new volume summarizes the current understanding of the autistic spectrum, from Asperger syndrome to autism. Written first and foremost as a guide for parents, but what is also certain to become... (more)
Zero Degrees of Empathy
We have always struggled to explain why some people behave in the most evil way imaginable, while others are completely self sacrificing. Is it possible that - rather than thinking in terms of 'good'... (more)
Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: The Workbook
This workbook expands upon the authors' Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide to present the most effective approaches, strategies, and practical guidelines to help alleviate... (more)
The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain
Simon Baron-Cohen's The Essential Difference: Men, Women and the Extreme Male Brain is an unflinching look at the scientific evidence behind the innate sex differences of the mind. Men and women have... (more)
An Exact Mind: An Artist with Asperger Syndrome
Peter Myers' intricate and ornately patterned drawings are brought together for the first time in this volume, which is the fascinating result of the collaboration of an artist and two scientists.... (more)