Professors w/Asperger's or Autism?

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I don't think that any of my prof's as an undergrad had AS. However, I am pretty sure that the one of the PhD's that I am doing research with now (topology/information theory/group theory) has AS. I think that being an Math/physics professor would be a suitable profession for one of our kind. Also, he is married, which gives me hope.

I had a Political science professor who I'm fairly certian had it. I took two of his classes. He was very forgetful when it came toremembering chalk and exams and his office is littered with books and papers, but he had a phenominal memory. He would mention a study who conducted it what college they were a part of. He was obsessed with voting statistics, congress and the military industrial complex and once someone got him started on a topic he liked he'd spend the entire class talking about it instead of the scheduled material.

I know of one, because I have him. Best professor ever.

I know of one professor with Aspergers becaause he told me. We're great friends, and I go to him for advice on living in the "real world." I have a couple professors I strongly suspect are AS.

Hi!

I just joined Wrong Planet, and this is a great site! I am one of the profs with an autism spectrum disorder. I am an Assistant Professor in Health Sciences at Indiana State University (I worked at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville until August 2008). It looks like there's a lot of discussion about the "Little Professor Syndrome" which is great! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me any time! Best wishes! Maureen

Cool. Gives us hope...

I'm another of the "depends on the job market" hopeful professor-in-waiting. The dissertation will be completed (draft) by November 30, I get to make revisions through January 31, and in the meantime I'm also balancing the teaching / job hunt life of a grad student.

The market is weak, but it's never great thanks to an oversupply of professors in many fields. If I end up doing something else, that's going to be okay. I realize I have to be flexible after watching the last batch of grads struggle. Life is what it is...

That raises issues of disclosure, which I'm not sure how I might address if I land any interviews this winter. Tough question to ponder, even though universities claim to be tolerant / accommodating.