Foreword / by Oliver Sacks -- Thinking in pictures: autism and visual thought -- The great continuum: diagnosing autism -- The squeeze machine: sensory problems in autism -- Learning empathy: emotion and autism -- The ways of the world: developing autistic talent -- Believer in biochemistry: medications and new treatments -- Dating data: autism and relationships -- A cow's eye view: connecting with animals -- Artists and accountants: an understanding of animal thought -- Einstein's second cousin: the link between autism and genius -- Stairway to heaven: religion and belief.
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