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Psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen thinks scientists and engineers could be more likely to have a child with autism. Some researchers say the proof isn't there.

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Lizzie Buchen is a freelance writer based in San Francisco.

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Buchen, L. Scientists and autism: When geeks meet. Nature 479, 25–27 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/479025a

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