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Re:How to start a successful freelance business as a softwar... by ethbr0 on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:19AM (#29876130)
To give parent the most charitable interpretation of their comment, they dislike dealing with antisocial and/or poorly communicating people at work.

Whether that's because the individual is on the spectrum, or because they're a dick who just doesn't care... is a medical diagnosis question.

But there's a reason "reasonable accommodation" exists in disability law. There's a balance to be struck between increasing workplace equality and doing so at the expense of coworkers.

I think everyone who's worked in the industry 5+ years has been on a team or project with someone who "reasonable" probably shouldn't have covered, whatever the underlying diagnosis.

Re:How to start a successful freelance business as a softwar... by cushychicken on Monday January 10, 2022 @12:22PM (#29878124)
To give parent the most charitable interpretation of their comment, they dislike dealing with antisocial and/or poorly communicating people at work

I understand this, but I also strongly oppose the fact that OP equated "autistic" and "antisocial and/or poorly communicating".

That is an incorrect and harmful generalization towards people on the autism spectrum.