Camilla Pang Knihy

Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at eight, Dr. Camilla Pang sought to understand the world around her. In her quest for clarity, she asked her mother for an instruction manual for humans, only to realize that no such blueprint existed. Undeterred, she began crafting her own understanding. With a PhD in Bioinformatics, Camilla analyzes social customs and explores the essence of humanity through a scientific lens. This work delves into everyday interactions, examining how we make decisions, navigate conflicts, form relationships, and adhere to etiquette. Her exploration provides a unique perspective on human nature and the peculiarities of social norms, offering insights from an outsider's viewpoint. In doing so, Camilla reveals much about ourselves—who we are and why we behave as we do. This fascinating guide encourages readers to reflect on their own lives and relationships, ultimately aiming to foster a more connected and fulfilling existence. Through her original and incisive analysis, she invites us to rethink our understanding of human interactions and to embrace the complexities of our social world.

Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her and the way people worked. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own. Now armed with a PhD in biochemistry, Camilla dismantles our obscure social customs and identifies what it really means to be human using her unique expertise and a language she knows best: science. Through a set of scientific principles, this book examines life's everyday interactions including: decisions and the route we take to make them; conflict and how we can avoid it; relationships and how we establish them; etiquette and how we conform to it.