Narrative and the knowledge of persons

The rapid, perplexing increase in the incidence of autism (or autism spectrum disorder, as it is now often called, to indicate the variability of the disorder) has led to a correlative increase in research on it and on normally developing children as well. In this paper, I want to consider some of this research, not only for what it shows us about human cognitive capacities but also for its suggestive implications regarding the ability of science to teach us about the world