The Dangers of Being Autistic

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I felt something when I was speaking with this friend of mine and we talked for a couple of hours extremely intensely and invigorating conversation that her future was exceedingly bright. There was the possibility of her writing books and being superb if she could somehow find a way, a space to be able to build her life around these abilities. Given that she's been born into a society which often excludes autistic people or makes autistic people feel there's something wrong with them. You know there's a real danger and I've seen this in many cases that by you get to 17 or 18 years old you're not only autistic but you also have poor mental health,. Low self esteem, low self confidence, maybe

Have you ever felt that you were neurodiverse in some way? Did you ever struggle with the traditional school system? Did you or someone you know take away from school the worst of all possible learnings, that you or they were unintelligent? Well, today I have invited Professor Simon Barron-Cohen, the author of The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention, to be on the show. This is part one of two interviews in which Simon takes from his 40 years of research at the University of Cambridge in order to help people who are neurodiverse, particularly people on the autistic spectrum, to be able to operate at their very best, and for the rest of us to be able to figure out how to work with them so that we can draw the best from them. By the end of this interview, you will better understand how to utilize your neurodiversity and the people that you live and work with.

Learn more about Sir Barron-Cohen here: https://www.autismresearchcentre.com/staff/simon-baron-cohen/

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