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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 352660" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>In my experience, IT is a wonderful field for those on the Autism spectrum. Not just because of the skills required to do the work, but because of the "corporate culture". Quirky behaviour and eccentricity are run-of-the-mill, iffy social skills are often expected from IT people, and there seems to be a great deal of willingness to accommodate individual needs and preferences, whether they fall under the definition of disability or not. Years ago, I managed a Computer Support Centre for a very large corporation. They were revamping all of their business processes and redoing the entire IT area of the office. They went as far as to install individual lighting in each staff member's cubicle based on their preferences. </p><p></p><p>Lots of companies are willing to put a lot of effort into supporting their IT folks because they have such a valuable skill and can save or make a company a tremendous amount of money. </p><p></p><p>Honestly, outside of an IT environment (where my eccentricities and Aspie-ness barely register as unusual), I don't think I would have come nearly as far in my career. It truly is an area where Aspies can thrive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 352660, member: 3907"] In my experience, IT is a wonderful field for those on the Autism spectrum. Not just because of the skills required to do the work, but because of the "corporate culture". Quirky behaviour and eccentricity are run-of-the-mill, iffy social skills are often expected from IT people, and there seems to be a great deal of willingness to accommodate individual needs and preferences, whether they fall under the definition of disability or not. Years ago, I managed a Computer Support Centre for a very large corporation. They were revamping all of their business processes and redoing the entire IT area of the office. They went as far as to install individual lighting in each staff member's cubicle based on their preferences. Lots of companies are willing to put a lot of effort into supporting their IT folks because they have such a valuable skill and can save or make a company a tremendous amount of money. Honestly, outside of an IT environment (where my eccentricities and Aspie-ness barely register as unusual), I don't think I would have come nearly as far in my career. It truly is an area where Aspies can thrive. [/QUOTE]
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