[trcollinson]

I do not have Parkinson's but I have a form of Muscular Dystrophy which acts a lot like Parkinson's (to the point where a number of people get it confused). In some ways I have been quite lucky; mine began to show signs when I was born and has progressed slowly my entire life. It causes tremors, spasms in my hands and arms (and neck and eyes), and muscle weakness. Because of the progressive nature I don't really notice it. Your body is amazingly good at adapting to things even rather quickly progressing things.

Luckily we don't move a lot in this business. I might type slightly less quickly than most people (though I am actually quite a fast typist, I think it's slowing with age), and I might make more typos (thank goodness for IDE's which help correct things like that!) Ultimately I can code all day without much problem at all. Maybe other engineers are less tired at the end of the day, but who knows? I can only judge how I do based on my own experience.

The one big problem with Parkinson's is that it can have cognitive effects. I have read that it can cause dementia and other issues. This could obviously effect coding.

Anyway, I am glad to answer any questions.

[HalcyonicStorm]

what kind of work do you do?

[trcollinson]

I am a software engineer, often a lead but still very deep into the code. I also consult and speak at conferences regularly.