| According to your source, 17% of neurodivergent conditions (n=9239) are known to exist; the precise percentage for autism is unclear. > Neurodivergent conditions" are defined as "ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, dyslexia, etc. > As a solid example watch a show called The Pitt. There is a student doctor that does an excellent job acting as someone on the spectrum. This may or may not represent persons on the spectrum in general or in part. The is also a night shift doctor who is hyponeurotic whose behavior is highly stereotypical of persons inflicted with abnormally low anxiety. I'm not sure if a show is a good example. There could be a show where autistic people quietly save the world by writing original code while neurotypical people fight over ideologies (and for the real blockbuster experience, add aliens to the mix). > The is also a night shift doctor who is hyponeurotic whose behavior is highly stereotypical of persons inflicted with abnormally low anxiety. Focus of that characters behavior. They can make original high risk decisions under stress that internally conflicted persons could never make. According to recent research, autistic individuals can attain optimal anxiety [1]. Just make sure they have supportive coworkers and the appropriate workspace (written, remote communication). That's what I meant when I said, "working together to find a solution" and I also want to add, ", because autism has its own strengths (hyperfocus)." > It’s not that those 10xers are awesome, but that they are less restricted and learn to not waste time from practice solving much tougher problems when not getting paid. Whether neurodiverse or not, I think that the mind benefits from solving challenging problems in general. > In my case, personally, I just got tired of a career that punishes people for not deliberately making bad and knowingly costly decisions that preferences a low performing developer audience in preference to the actual users. For this, the right incentives have to be put in place. Short-term quarterly results should not take precedence over long-term planning. [1] https://arxiv.org/html/2511.02736v1 |
Its just a show. I take it you have not worked in a combat zone, in a police force under fire, in a hospital ER with people dying around you, or other constant stress condition. I made the guess you have not spent years in these real world scenarios so I settled on a show that accurately depicts the behavior described in a valid context.
The bottom line is this: most autistic people are probably great, but there are valid behavioral limits present. People who are capable and motivated to do more will eventually burn out when their career is dictated by artificial constraints imposed to appease the given candidate pool. Its a compatibility problem that I moved on from. It some people find that offensive then they can continue to be offended and I will continue to work under different conditions.