Michael Fitzgerald's speculations about famous people and autism06-29-2008 08:22 pm
Michael Fitzgerald has written a number of papers and books diagnosing famous people of the past as autistic. [Note: as always, I use the term autistic to refer to everyone on the autistic spectrum, including Autistic Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise ...
Critique of The Essential Difference06-27-2008 07:04 pm
The book:
The Essential Difference: The truth about the male and female brain, by Simon Baron-Cohen (2003). Basic Books, NY.
Baron-Cohen proposes that there are biological differences in male and female brains, leading to average differences in personality and cognition. Fair e...
The Friendship Questionnaire (FQ): A critique06-21-2008 01:06 pm
(also posted on my website)
The study:
Simon Baron-Cohen and Sally Wheelwright, 2003. The Friendship Questionnaire: An Investigation of Adults with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism, and Normal Sex Differences. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 33, ...
