The Pattern Seekers - by Simon Baron-Cohen (Hardcover)

The Pattern Seekers by Simon Baron-Cohen is a groundbreaking book that challenges traditional assumptions about autism and creativity.

Drawing on cutting-edge research in neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and psychology, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role in human progress for seventy thousand years, from the first tools to the digital revolution.

He contends that the same genes that cause autism enable the pattern seeking that is essential to our species's inventiveness, but these abilities exact a great cost on autistic people, including social and often medical challenges. The book is not just a new theory of human civilization but a call to action to support and celebrate autistic people in both their disabilities and triumphs.

The Pattern Seekers will appeal to readers interested in accessible and innovative looks at the human mind, such as those of Yuval Noah Harari, and is sure to excite intense discussion and debate.

With its massive research and compelling case, this book makes a significant contribution to the emerging literature on neurodiversity.