Simon Baron-Cohen

Transgender and gender diverse people are more likely to be autistic. Sandra van der Steen/Shutterstock

August 7, 2020

Transgender and gender diverse people up to six times more likely to be autistic – new study

Varun Warrier, University of Cambridge and Simon Baron-Cohen, University of Cambridge

Latest study confirms robust link between transgender and gender-diverse people and autism.

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September 9, 2019

Does extra testosterone reduce your empathy?

Simon Baron-Cohen, University of Cambridge; Alexandros Tsompanidis, University of Cambridge; Richard Bethlehem, University of Cambridge, and Tanya Procyshyn, University of Cambridge

The link between testosterone and empathy is complicated. We don’t have all the answers yet.

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November 12, 2018

Extreme male brain theory of autism confirmed in large new study – and no, it doesn’t mean autistic people lack empathy or are more ‘male’

Simon Baron-Cohen, University of Cambridge; Carrie Alison, University of Cambridge; David M. Greenberg, University of Cambridge, and Varun Warrier, University of Cambridge

Two theories on autism and sex differences are confirmed in half a million people.

Autism is believed to affect more men but women should also be in the picture. VikaUshkanova

August 9, 2013

Female autism could be widely undetected because of gender bias in studies

Josephine Lethbridge, The Conversation

Autism reveals itself in different ways in women than in men, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. And this has the potential to great advance our understanding of the condition…

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Transgender and gender diverse people up to six times more likely to be autistic – new study

Does extra testosterone reduce your empathy?

Extreme male brain theory of autism confirmed in large new study – and no, it doesn’t mean autistic people lack empathy or are more ‘male’

Female autism could be widely undetected because of gender bias in studies

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