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06 Mar 2012, 12:49 pm

From Gawker:

http://gawker.com/5885196/the-tech-indu ... zuckerberg

Basically, it focuses on the Facebook founder's supposed aspieness, and how Asperger's in general may be behind Silicon Valley's more mystifying gaffes. Opinions?



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06 Mar 2012, 12:59 pm

Aspies own the tech industry.



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06 Mar 2012, 1:23 pm

I reckon there are 4 diagnosable aspies in my tech department (25 people). There are traits in another half dozen.

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06 Mar 2012, 1:31 pm

Not related to the article, but that picture of Zuckerberg at the top scared the hell out of me. I mean, it was already uncomfortable that it looked like he was staring at me...then the damn thing BLINKED. Yikes.


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06 Mar 2012, 1:42 pm

The best technicians that ever worked for me seemed to have most of the characteristics of AS/HFA as described in the DSM-IV. The rest were too sociable to focus on their work for the hours necessary to get it done.