I think Temple Grandin's point here is that the 10,000 rule needs an adjustment for those in the autism spectrum. An autistic person is usually good at X at th

I think Temple Grandin's point here is that the 10,000 rule needs an adjustment for those in the autism spectrum. An autistic person is usually good at X at the expense of being bad at Y (or the other way around if you wish). So for an autistic mind X would require 10,000 / k hours while Y would require 10,000 * k hours to become an expert in.