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The Essential Difference : Male and Female Brains and the Truth about Autism
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The Essential Difference : Male and Female Brains and the Truth about Autism Paperback - 2004

by Baron-Cohen, Simon

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This controversial study by a leading psychologist reveals how male and female brains are different, and presents a compelling new theory that autism and Asperger's Syndrome is actually an example of an "extreme" male brain. Photos. Line drawings.

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  • Title The Essential Difference : Male and Female Brains and the Truth about Autism
  • Author Baron-Cohen, Simon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 271
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2004-08-18
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9230379-6
  • ISBN 9780465005567 / 046500556X
  • Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.94 x 5.36 x 0.77 in (20.17 x 13.61 x 1.96 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Women - Psychology, Thought and thinking
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011655137
  • Dewey Decimal Code 155.33

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Simon Baron-Cohen is professor of psychology and psychiatry and director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University. He is the author of six hundred scientific articles and four books, including The Science of Evil and The Essential Difference.