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I did not know about your experiences, it comes very strange to me that people on the spectrum can lie. But I can imagine that some people on the spectrum can.

Maybe there is a difference between Autism and Aspergers? Many people on the tech scene start programming at an early age and are obsessed with computers at some point in their lives. Thus many of us at least can relate to people with Aspergers.

Nevertheless, I still think an interviewer should note that the candidate is stubborn or pretentious, rather than just writing "on the spectrum". As you've there could be people on the milder side on the spectrum who could work really well.

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Asperger is now officially just mild Autism. Of course, they can lie, through it is harder for them to lie convincibly.

> Many people on the tech scene start programming at an early age

That has absolutely nothing to do with anything except right kind of adults around..

> and are obsessed with computers at some point in their lives

Sure, just like people in other professions get obsessed over this or that at some point in their lives. And it is not nearly the same as when someone with autism displays that symptome. Healthy person obsession is much different and causes way less difficulties to that person.

> Nevertheless, I still think an interviewer should note that the candidate is stubborn or pretentious, rather than just writing "on the spectrum".

The two are not the same tho.