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Can having AS help your professional life?

October 06, 2008

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aspergers syndrome, career, prognosis

I'm sure Vernon Smith would agree that there are advantages to having a focusing condition like AS.  Given that lifelong social impairment which accompanies AS will always be at least a minor factor in daily life, do you think it's a benefit to have the deep concentration ability that is so prevalent in people with AS?

Perhaps AS inhibits some professions like sales or marketing, but do you think that in research, IT, pure science and other very detail-oriented careers it helps?

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  • ponderous

    ponderous said:

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    It has been my experience that yes, it helps in the actual WORK involved in a career. 

    Where I have difficulty though is in the interaction with other employees that is requi...

    October 07, 2008

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"Asperger's Syndrome is a gift, not a handicap"

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