After reading this article, I think I might be slightly autistic.
Some of the characteristics don’t match me, but many do, such as these:
“… autistic minds soar in the virtual realms of mathematics, symbols, and code.”
“… computers are an ideal interest for a person with Asperger’s syndrome … they are logical, consistent, and not prone to moods.”
“… find it easier to use a keyboard.”
“[Silicon] Valley is a self-selecting community where passionately bright people migrate from all over the world to make smart machines work smarter. The nuts-and-bolts practicality of hard labor among the bits appeals to the predilections of the high-functioning autistic mind.”
“… the genes responsible for bestowing certain special gifts on slightly autistic adults - the very abilities that have made them dreamers and architects of our technological future …”
Yes, to an extent. I try to overcome it.
The Asperger Syndrome is a severe neurological disorder. Apart from the geekiness that many Aspies might show, most of them also suffer from serious social impairment and lead quite miserable lifes. Is that you?