German IT Firm Seeks Autistic Workers

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday May 22, 2013 @07:42AM from the recognizing-ability dept.

Aguazul2 writes "The German software giant SAP has announced it plans to recruit hundreds of people with autism within the next few years. The project has already started in India and Ireland where a total of 11 people with autism are employed by the company. The program to take on software testers, programmers and data management workers will spread across Germany, Canada and the U.S. this year. People with autism have a neural development disorder that often undermines their ability to communicate and interact socially [...] but in the world of computers the tendencies they often display such as an obsession for detail and an ability to analyze long sets of data very accurately can translate into highly useful and marketable skills."

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Re:So... by fellip_nectar · 2013-05-22 07:46 · Score: 5, Funny

I think you'll find we all have Asperger's, you insensitive clod!

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Re:So... by ArcadeMan · 2013-05-22 08:18 · Score: 5, Funny

So we should say "people with slashdotism" and not "insensitive clod"?

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Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-05-22 09:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Go fuck yourself! I don't have any social problems. You have the social problems.
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