Explaining Humans: Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2020

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However, she comes to the conclusion that no relationship is more crucial or rewarding than the one we have with ourselves, writing that “humans may be used to connect, but there is a limit to how much we can offer other people without eroding the strong force that protects our own personality, needs and identity”.

This book is not addressed only to the neurodivergent, but also the neurotypical, and I think will be an enjoyable and useful listen for anyone interested in human nature. Up until the age of maybe 16, it was really hard to communicate what was happening, and all my mum wanted to do was understand the person that she loved and made.The fruition is this book that is part memoir, part instruction manual and a love letter to science while illuminating the power of being on the autism spectrum — a must-read for all of us, whether neurotypical or neurodiverse. Everything from the title, blurb and cover make it seem like this is going to shed some light on the the reasons why people behave like they do. Even if you have no interest in science, Millie’s ruminations and golden nuggets of wisdom about resolving our deep-rooted problems with ourselves and our environment make this book unputdownable.

I won’t lie to you, it’s been an absolute ball ache, but it has made me realise that even though you can’t celebrate and hug the ones you love when you win awards because of lockdown, that doesn’t take away from the fact that what you’ve done is actually all right. The promise of Pang’s book is a neurodivergent perspective on seemingly natural and mundane aspects of social life—and the possible advantages that such a perspective might offer if neurotypicals were to alter their behaviors. Camilla Pang ne arată cum putem să înțelegem oamenii și legăturile care se formează între ei cu ajutorul științei.Knowing why you choose people helps you understand their place in your life and when to let go if necessary. I think this is a bit of a stretch to be enjoyable, it's just someone with some arbitrary views that seems to think they're special and I couldn't really find value.