[p6v53as]

"I have Asperger's: I am just like you"

Um, not to hate or anything, but there is a reason it is called autistic syndrome. Autistic people lack the ability to form a "theory of brain", which means they just do not understand other people's intentions that well. You can't ignore this fact and hope it will go away.

[JohnBooty]

Aspergers is a relatively minor form of autism. (Not that the effects on one's life are always "minor", but it's minor compared to e.g. folks with severe autism that require assisted living)

All cases are different, but those with Aspergers can learn to understand others with effort. It's not impossible for them, it just doesn't come very naturally and will perhaps require extra effort and dedication.

[TylerE]

You're being rather tunnel-visioned about it. It's a much wider thing than just the social aspect.

[PebblesRox]

It's definitely wider but I wouldn't say JohnBooty has tunnel vision. He was just responding to p6v53as's comment which was about understanding people.

[mike_ivanov]

...or just stick to people who are willing to explain you what's going on around.

[pmelendez]

Like everything in the physical life, it's all about degrees. As a matter of fact, people with a high ASQ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_Spectrum_Quotient) are very common in software industry.

There is even an online test

http://psychology-tools.com/autism-spectrum-quotient/

I scored one point less than the minimum to be considered in the Asperger spectrum, and I hadn't had any "symptom" in my infancy, so I wouldn't be surprise if you already had hired an Aspie without knowing.

[brechin]

Thanks for the link. I scored higher than I expected.

[pmelendez]

I was very surprised when I took it too. And I just did it after my son was diagnosticated with PDD-NOS. So I guess it is true it has a genetic component :)

[rtexal]

Great tool!