Celebrates human cognitive diversity and is rich with empathy and psychological insight Steven Pinker Bold intriguing profound Jay Elwes Spectator Why can humans alone invent In this book psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon BaronCohen puts forward a bold new theory because we can identify patterns specifically ifandthen patterns. BaronCohen argues that the genes for this unique ability overlap with the genes for autism and have driven human progress for 70000 years. From the first musical instruments to the agricultural industrial and digital revolutions Pattern Seekers links one of our greatest human strengths with a condition that is so often misunderstood and challenges us to think differently about those who think differently.