The Essential Difference by Baron-Cohen, Simon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page List of Figures Acknowledgments 1 The Male and Female Brain

The Female Brain: Empathizing The Male Brain: Systemizing Systemizing Versus Empathizing The Main Brain Types Your Sex Does not Dictate Your Brain Type Mars and Venus The Politics of Studying Sex Differences

2 Boy Meets Girl

3 What is Empathizing?

Components of Empathy

4 The Female Brain as Empathizer: The Evidence

Styles of Play Antisocial Conduct Disorder Concern and Comforting Theory of Mind Judging Emotion Relationships Jealousy and Fantasies Rape Psychopathic Personality Disorder Aggression Murder Establishing Dominance Hierarchies Summer Camp Breaking into a Group of Strangers Intimacy and Group Size Pretend Play Communication Parenting Styles Eye Contact and Face Perception The Empathy Quotient (EQ) Language Ability: An Alternative View of the Female Brain?

5 What is Systemizing?

Technical Systems Natural Systems Abstract Systems Social Systems Organizable Systems Motoric Systems

6 The Male Brain as Systemizer: The Evidence

Mechanical and Constructional Play Math, Physics, and Engineering Understanding Other Systems Attention to Detail Systems Under Changing Orientation or Topography Building and Copying a System Systemizing Object Motion: Playing Darts and Catching Balls Classification and Organizable Systems The Systemizing Quotient (SQ) Babies: The Ultimate Test

7 Culture

Cultural Stereotyping and Biases Parenting Children’s Gender Stereotypes Imitation and Practice Gender Roles

8 Biology

From Rats to Monkeys Topping Up Your Hormone Levels Testosterone and the Two Hemispheres of the Brain Surfing the Brain Genes

9 Evolution of the Male and Female Brain

The Advantages of the Male Brain Using and Making Tools Hunting and Tracking Trading Power Social Dominance Expertise Tolerating Solitude Aggression The Advantages of the Female Brain Making Friends Mothering Gossip Social Mobility Reading Your Partner Low Systemizing: Any Disadvantages? Evolution of the Balanced Brain

10 Autism: The Extreme Male Brain

Autism Asperger Syndrome The Autism Spectrum Adults with Asperger Syndrome As Children As Teenagers As Adults The Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism Impaired Empathizing Superior Systemizing Biological and Family-Genetic Evidence

11 A Professor of Mathematics1

Richard’s Parents Innovation in Silicon Valley Physics Paul Dirac Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein Michael Ventris: Arch Code-Breaker

12 The Extreme Female Brain: Back to the Future

The Extreme Female Brain Candidates for the Extreme Female Brain New Contenders The Model The Autistic Mind Society’s Responsibilities: To Intervene or Not to Intervene? Misconceptions Respect

Appendix 1

The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes” Test1 How to Interpret Your Score

Appendix 2

The Empathy Quotient (EQ)1 How to Score Your EQ How to Interpret Your EQ Score

Appendix 3

The Systemizing Quotient (SQ)1 How to Score Your SQ How to Interpret Your SQ Score

Appendix 4

How to Score Your AQ How to Interpret Your AQ Score If You Are Worried

References

Acknowledgments Chapter 1 The Male and Female Brain Chapter 3 What is Empathizing? Chapter 4 The Female Brain as Empathizer Chapter 5 What is Systemizing? Chapter 7 Culture Chapter 8 Biology Chapter 9 Evolution of the Male and Female Brain Chapter 10 Autism: The Extreme Male Brain Chapter 11: A Professor of Mathematics Chapter 12: The Extreme Female Brain: Back to the Future Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4

Bibliography Index