June 1, 2004

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A Transparent Enigma

Low-functioning autistics are not supposed to joke, write or creatively express a rich inner life. But then there's Tito Mukhopadhyay

By Madhusree Mukerjee

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Madhusree Mukerjee is a senior editor at Scientific American, where she covers psychology, anthropology, and diverse other topics. She has authored two nonfiction books: Churchill's Secret War (Basic Books, 2010) and The Land of Naked People (Houghton-Mifflin, 2003). She has a PhD in physics from the University of Chicago and received a Guggenheim fellowship to complete her first book. She has written numerous articles on Indigenous issues, development and colonialism and is working on a third book.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 290 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “A Transparent Enigma” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 290 No. 6 ()
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican062004-4vfz0Z8Yevi80zDrnOPDgm
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