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> 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.
I just want to tell you this: Autistic people (given the right circumstances) can be as capable and as motivated as you are. It's only a matter of workplace adjustment.
> 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.
2. It's not always possible to obtain evidence because there may be dubious strategies at work. But, in general, you're right.
4. "Large scale self-reported surveys indicate that about a third of people who write JavaScript primarily for their profession are on the spectrum"
Source? All I could find was https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022, which indicates 3.7% for autism, though it's unclear for autism AND frontend.
"One of the most common unifying indications of autism is generalized, constant, and pervasive anxiety that is typically minor but always present and cannot be switched off."
Since autism is different for everyone, I wouldn't say that this is a sign that all autistic people share.
"When evidence suggests a conclusion contrary to sources of comfort my experience tells me people on the spectrum will simply abandon the evidence immediately."
I cannot confirm that, as individuals on the autism spectrum tend to be highly analytical.
"Its why autistic people almost universally prefer packaged solutions from strangers, because its something to which they can attach external validation without further evaluation."
Evidence?
In general, I believe that people should not be put in boxes but should be worked with. What is preventing us from working together to find a solution?
I'll share my opinions with you on the four points you mentioned in order to start a conversation.
1. This reads like satire to me. I'm not sure if your anecdotal evidence (n=1) even counts. Let me give you a counterexample. In my previous/first job after college, there were several colleagues who, based on your comment history, matched your criteria for competence (deep understanding, solving edge cases, broad knowledge).
2. That's a reasonable point. However, it is unclear to me how you were assisting your supervisor by "politely telling your other manager to screw themselves."
3. Thanks, noted. Although, I will not be in a managerial position in the near future (if at all).
4. You're absolutely right to "do what makes sense," but how is the inability to do so "autistic bullshit"? Care to elaborate?
After reading your comment again, I'm not sure if YOU read my post past the title because you didn't even answer my questions.
Anyway, thanks for the reply.
Thanks for all the links though. I'll have a look into it, seems very interesting tbh.