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100	1		_aBaron-Cohen, Simon, _eauthor. _9188189
245	1	4	_aThe pattern seekers : _bhow autism drives human invention / _cSimon Baron-Cohen.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2020.
264		4	_c©2020
300			_axi, 252 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"A 70,000-year history" --Cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-231) and index.
505	0		_aBorn pattern seekers -- The systemizing mechanism -- Five types of brains -- The mind of an inventor -- A revolution in the brain -- System-blindness: why monkeys don't skateboard -- The battle of the giants -- Sex in the valley -- Nurturing the inventors of the future -- Appendix 1: Take the SQ and the EQ to find out your brain type -- Appendix 2: Take the AQ to find out how many autistic traits you have. .
520			_aSimon Baron-Cohen reveals the surprising answer to two apparently distinct questions: Why are humans so inventive? And why does autism exist? The first question hangs over almost every human endeavor: business people want to know how to innovate. Cognitive psychologists want to understand the nature of creativity. Evolutionary scientists and comparative psychologists want to understand why we are capable of such cultural complexity and diversity, when other animals, at best, have learned how to use a rock as a simple tool. At the same time, the study of autism has become a preeminent concern among overlapping groups, from educators to scientists to business people and parents -- and of course to people with autism themselves. Baron-Cohen argues these two questions are actually the same: understanding autism -- specifically the fixation on patterns that is considered characteristic of the condition -- is the key to understanding both the ancient origins and the modern flowering of human creativity.
650		0	_aAutistic people. _9253369
650		0	_aAutism. _914054
650		0	_aPattern perception.
650		0	_aCreative ability. _928196
650		0	_aInventors. _935054
650		0	_aInventions. _935287
655		7	_aInstructional and educational works. _2lcgft _9296635
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