Simon Baron-Cohen
Clinical psychologist and autism researcher
Simon Baron-Cohen is a British clinical psychologist and Cambridge professor who has researched autism for over 40 years.
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British Born 1958 in London, United Kingdom
About Simon Baron-Cohen
Sir Simon Baron-Cohen holds a professorship in developmental psychopathology at Cambridge University, where he directs the Autism Research Centre. He is also a Fellow of Trinity College. He was born in London in 1958. His autism research began in 1982. He put forward the mindblindness theory in 1985 and the empathising-systemising theory in 2003. He has written more than 600 scientific articles, and Science of Evil is among his books. He was knighted in 2021 for services to people with autism. In 2026 he received the Grawemeyer Award in Psychology.