Why business needs people with Asperger’s syndrome, attention-deficit disorder and dyslexia?
Recruiters have noticed that the mental qualities that make a good computer programmer resemble those that might get you diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome: an obsessive interest in narrow subjects; a passion for numbers, patterns and machines; an addiction to repetitive tasks; and a lack of sensitivity to social cues.
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http://www.economist.com/node/21556230?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/inpraiseofmisfits
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