The Geek Syndrome: Autism surging among the children of Silicon Valley [2004]

Am I the only one who gets a fleeting feeling of envy when reading about someone having Asperger's? Like I kinda want it too.

Being potentially border line asperger my self, I can confirm that the better ability to systematize and focus long hours is a plus to develop software. It's not so useful to develop a family however (kidding).<p><a href="http://simpliwiki.com" rel="nofollow">http://simpliwiki.com</a> -- beta soon

I first found this article via Hacker News: <a href="http://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/sunscreen_lowfat_autism.html" rel="nofollow">http://people.csail.mit.edu/seneff/sunscreen_lowfat_autism.h...</a>

I wonder how well the McDonalds over there are doing...