• Question: what made you interested in autism particularly?

    Asked by anon-183911 to Owen, Nathan, Lorna on 5 Nov 2018. This question was also asked by anon-183915, anon-183902.
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      Nathan Hook answered on 5 Nov 2018:

      The autism spectrum is a very complex subject with a research still to do. It’s also a condition that appears to be becoming more common in society, possibly because some of the benefits from being on the spectrum are now beneficial skills for many careers.

      In many ways, it goes the heart of psychology – understanding what it means to be human, by looking as a slightly different kind of mind. Male and female brains are different, but we would not say one is less human or a lesser version of the other. In the same way autism (at least on the higher end on the spectrum) represents a different kind of brain with a different cognitive style.

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