In the bestselling tradition of The Hidden Life of Dogs and When Elephants Weep, one of the world's most celebrated animal scientists merges a lifetime of study with her extraordinary perceptions as an autistic person in a groundbreaking book that will revolutionize out understa…
An animal scientist draws on her experience as an autistic to identify commonalities between animals and autistics, offering insight into how animals process sensory information and how they often possess unrecognized savant-level talents.
Une édition remaniée de cet ouvrage paru en 1976, où l'auteur explique sa théorie du gène égoïste. Pour lui, cette théorie est issue directement de celle de Darwin, à propos de la sélection naturelle, mais il y substitue le gène à la place de l'individu.