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>This sounds a bit like people who go "haha, I'm so OCD, I like my pencils all pointing the wrong way" - incorrect self-diagnosis. And yet there may be a conne
by proveanegative 11y ago
>This sounds a bit like people who go
"haha, I'm so OCD, I like my pencils
all pointing the wrong way" -
incorrect self-diagnosis.
And yet there may be a connection between a predisposition to work in tech and autism. See http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.htm... for the argument but also http://www.kennethrobersonphd.com/silicon-valley-breeding-ground-aspergers-syndrome/ http://www.kennethrobersonphd.com/silicon-valley-breeding-gr... for an objection.
- ceejayoz 11y ago> And yet there may be a connection between a predisposition to work in tech and autism. Maybe, or maybe wealthier folks are more likely to a) have computers for their kids b) have access to doctors for diagnoses and c) be white. We'll have to get the causation right.