Questions About Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships

by Daniel Goleman (Goodreads Author)

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"... we are designed for sociability, constantly engaged in a 'neural ballet' that connects us brain to brain with those around us." Please qualify your use of the word "we." Your assertion does not apply to me, nor to tens of millions of other autistic people. I am wondering what science journals you are published in, please?

Nancy Mills I think maybe I see where you're going with this; I am not particularly impressed with this book but in the author's defense, he has been published in…moreI think maybe I see where you're going with this; I am not particularly impressed with this book but in the author's defense, he has been published in some pretty good journals such as "The Journal of Abnormal Psychology" and other psychology related journals. While can't answer your question, I think when the author says "we," he means the average person. It would be like saying "we walk upright on 2 feet." A small percentage of people are amputees or wheelchair bound and of course do not walk on 2 feet. But the usual person you run into does.
Just curious ... as an autistic person, is there a way to learn how to connect with others? I am a huge fan of Temple Grandin and it seems she connects remarkably to animals. Do you connect better with animals? And since we are all animals, wonder why there's a difference?(less)

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Are there any doubts of the quality of human social intelligence in the book?

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