See Inside The children of engineers, mathematicians and other technical-minded people may be more likely to develop autism. Professor Baron-Cohen joins us to answer your questions
In the November issue of Scientific American, psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen of the University of Cambridge explores the possibility that some of the genes that contribute to autism are inherited along with genes behind certain cognitive talents common to scientists, engineers, mathematicians and other technical-minded people. Some evidence suggests that regions around the world where a lot of engineers and scientists live and marry?such as Silicon Valley in California and Eindhoven in the Netherlands?have higher than usual rates of autism. When two technical-minded people have children, they may be more likely to have a child with autism because of the underlying genetics. To help gather data to test these ideas, Baron-Cohen and his colleagues have created a Web site where parents can report what they studied in college, their occupations and whether or not their children have autism.
Join us on November 9 at 10 AM for a live Web chat with Simon Baron-Cohen about autism and the technical mind.
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