Simon Baron-Cohen
IrelandscientistMaleb. 19658.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Simon Baron-Cohen is a prominent British clinical psychologist and professor known for his research on autism and cognitive neuroscience. He is the director of the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge and has contributed significantly to understanding the condition's biological and developmental aspects. Recently, he was in the news for leading a major autism study that was controversially halted due to opposition from activists within the neurodiversity movement.
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Simon Baron-Cohen is the director of the Autism Research Center at the University of Cambridge and signed a petition in support of Arday.
Star scholar Jason Arday resigns from Cambridge as questions mount over his life and career – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-08-06
Prof Simon Baron-Cohen’s theory that autistic people tend strongly towards systemising over empathising has been hugely influential in shaping the popular perception of autism over the past two decades.
Pioneer of ‘extreme male brain’ theory of autism now says phrase unhelpful | Autism
United Kingdom· 2026-07-05
Baron-Cohen is one of the experts who worked on the documentary.
Hitler: Ce spun analizele ADN despre dictatorul nazist
Romania· 2025-11-19
Simon Baron-Cohen participated in the documentary and emphasized the complexity of behavior.
¿Tenía Hitler un ‘micropene’? Un documental analiza el ADN del dictador nazi | Internacional
Spain· 2025-11-15
Simon Baron-Cohen stated that behavior is never influenced 100 percent by genetic factors.
Index - Tudomány - Genetikai rendellenesség tette tönkre Adolf Hitler szexuális életét a legújabb DNS-vizsgálat szerint
Hungary· 2025-11-13
Simon Baron-Cohen hypothesizes that individuals with Asperger's syndrome have guided human progress over the last seventy thousand years.
Susanna Tamaro: «Perché la scuola e i treni sono un problema per gli Asperger. Non cerchiamo il gene dell'autismo»
Italy· 2025-04-01
Simon Baron-Cohen led a significant autism study that was halted due to activist opposition.
ADHS und Autismus als «Superkraft»: Der Neurodiversitäts-Hype kann schaden
Switzerland· 2025-03-31
