Piece of trivia: Dr Baron-Cohen is, a colleague points out, not only a
world-renowned expert on autism, but also Ali G's cousin.
David
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From: Dianne Stilwell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 11 September 2000 10:09
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Subject: The problem with engineers......
Reading the latest issue of the Institute of Public Relation's mag 'Profile'
I came across this in an article by Alison Canning (MD of First and 42nd
management consultancy)
"Dr Simon Baron-Cohen at the University of Cambridge recently published the
results of an experiment that analysed the medical results of 100
engineering undergraduates and compared them with those of 100 arts
undergraduates. A mild form of autism was detected in the engineering
graduates (or their relatives) in proportions way beyond what would be
expected statistically - in a ratio of six to one versus the arts students.
In industries where senior management is prdominantly from an engineering
background, therefore, we may find a genetic predisposition underlying the
often remarked-upon poor communications performance"
Interesting.... I'll e-mail Alison to try to get the full reference for the
article, has anyone out there come across this work?
Dianne
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