Anonymous
7/15/2025, 6:27:33 AM No.16724812
What are the drawbacks and benefits of this and how can I use this to my advantage as an autist?
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Anonymous
7/15/2025, 6:35:38 AM No.16724819
There is no benefit.
Anonymous
7/15/2025, 6:54:51 AM No.16724825
>>16724812 (OP)
Agile/Scrum, along with the scent and noise from the "new" workers, has turned software development from Autistic nirvana into hell. Maybe something like being an actuary is still a good career path but stay away from IT as it's only going to keep getting worse.
Agile/Scrum, along with the scent and noise from the "new" workers, has turned software development from Autistic nirvana into hell. Maybe something like being an actuary is still a good career path but stay away from IT as it's only going to keep getting worse.
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Anonymous
7/15/2025, 7:38:12 AM No.16724834
>>16724812 (OP)
>benefits
Mostly detail orientation and appreciation for rigidity. You'll have little problem following repetitive procedures and, once a firm set of rules is established, you're unlikely to deviate from them.
>drawbacks
Lack of nuanced thinking and "common sense." Some things will need to be spelled out to you that seem obvious to others. If it's not part of the laid out procedure, it might not occur to you as something that needs to be done.
When you're in the process of learning, you will test the patience of those tasked with teaching you. But once you're over that curve you will tend to outperform your neurotypical peers.
Keep in mind that the prevailing trend in STEM gas always been to make things more accessible to normal people. The brightest minds STEM has to offer have been working on tools to render difficult tasks easy or irrelevant. So everything is moving in the direction described here: >>16724825
If you want maximum benefit from your autistic nature, then you're gonna want to be in something far enough in the fringes that these tools haven't been developed yet or or sufficiently "meta" where your job is essentially developing the tools that normies use from the ground up.
>benefits
Mostly detail orientation and appreciation for rigidity. You'll have little problem following repetitive procedures and, once a firm set of rules is established, you're unlikely to deviate from them.
>drawbacks
Lack of nuanced thinking and "common sense." Some things will need to be spelled out to you that seem obvious to others. If it's not part of the laid out procedure, it might not occur to you as something that needs to be done.
When you're in the process of learning, you will test the patience of those tasked with teaching you. But once you're over that curve you will tend to outperform your neurotypical peers.
Keep in mind that the prevailing trend in STEM gas always been to make things more accessible to normal people. The brightest minds STEM has to offer have been working on tools to render difficult tasks easy or irrelevant. So everything is moving in the direction described here: >>16724825
If you want maximum benefit from your autistic nature, then you're gonna want to be in something far enough in the fringes that these tools haven't been developed yet or or sufficiently "meta" where your job is essentially developing the tools that normies use from the ground up.