In this case, the full context is very important, and I would say it shows more nuance and understanding of autism than the general member of the population doe

In this case, the full context is very important, and I would say it shows more nuance and understanding of autism than the general member of the population does. Honestly if anything was ableist it was the combination of these two non-consecutive paragraphs: "The one thing that would be valuable to the NSA is autistic obsession with tech... ...You don't have to 'train' them, they'll train themselves" "If you are an organization with zero skills of your own, then sure, hiring such kids will at least get you started. But you'll exhaust their value *within 3 months*, after which you've got a *sociopath* on your hands" To put it another way, Autistics being good at hacking is nothing else but a matter of them doing extra training out of self-interest, but their inferiority is permanent. The reason why autistics get interested in tech is because they're innately good at technology leading to a positive feedback loop. They don't just wake up one day and decide to be obsessed about tech. Such notions are why at my last employer I veiled my autism diagnosis. Which was not good for me, or for my employer, but what choice do I have? If I worked for this man, and I disclosed on day 1, he would fire me immediately or in month 3 due to his pessimism about my potential. Whereas if he found out later about my autism, he could slap his head and say I must be "socialised" and that he made a good hire. It would be in everybody's interest if autistics were open about their diagnosis, but could be confident they would be given time and support to understand corporate social norms they may have extra trouble understanding.