So how people with an ASD would fit into agile. We can imagine agile as a barrier, or is it just the opposite?
Showing posts with label Asperger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Asperger. Show all posts
Monday, August 6, 2018
#Agile and #Autism Friends or Foe?
There are a higher number than average of people with high functioning autistic in high-tech jobs. These are generally highly technical jobs but for the last 10 years or so they also demand an interaction skills with others in order to achieve business goals.
So how people with an ASD would fit into agile. We can imagine agile as a barrier, or is it just the opposite?
So how people with an ASD would fit into agile. We can imagine agile as a barrier, or is it just the opposite?
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Why you want an Autistic on your tech team? #autism
"PayPal founder and Facebook investor, Peter Thiel, writes in his book “Zero to One,”
The hazards of imitative competition may partially explain why individuals with an Asperger’s-like social ineptitude seem to be at an advantage in Silicon Valley today. If you’re less sensitive to social cues, then you’re less likely to do the same thing as everyone around you.
Thiel is not alone in believing that people with Asperger’s possess natural skills and abilities prized in the competitive world of technology"
The hazards of imitative competition may partially explain why individuals with an Asperger’s-like social ineptitude seem to be at an advantage in Silicon Valley today. If you’re less sensitive to social cues, then you’re less likely to do the same thing as everyone around you.
Thiel is not alone in believing that people with Asperger’s possess natural skills and abilities prized in the competitive world of technology"
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