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bluGillyesterday at 12:18 PM2 repliesview on HN

There are a lot of incredibly smart non-autists. Or maybe slightly autistic, but enough awareness of the real world that they can be managed.


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Emma_Goldmanyesterday at 12:28 PM

The strong affinity between autism and intelligence seems strongest in technical fields, and engineering and computer science in particular. Autism does not seem to be over-represented to anywhere near the same degree in many other domains that are full of intelligent people.

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bob1029yesterday at 2:07 PM

Good mentorship can make all the difference in the universe.