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You say statistic. Is there a document regarding this?
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You say statistic. Is there a document regarding this?
- skissane 5y agohttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0141229 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal... Autism Quotient (AQ) scores are generally accepted as a measure of Broad Autism Phenotype (BAP), which is subclinical ASD. That study produces the (entirely expected) conclusion that BAP is more common in men than women, and more common in STEM occupations than non-STEM occupations. I'm not aware of any studies linking software engineering specifically to BAP, as opposed to STEM occupations in general. I think the evidence on that point is (thus far) based on anecdote and clinical experience.
- seanhandley 5y agoAlso, ASD is massively underdiagnosed in girls and women for various reasons to do with societal expectations and a generally accepted better ability to mask autistic traits.
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