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Re:Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocate... by distcs on Monday November 14, 2022 @08:08AM (#33593393)
> Remember that a lot of tech people score higher on the autistic spectrum than normal people do.

They do? This comes as a surprise to me. It could very well be true but I would like a citation for this. Kind of finding it hard to just accept this for a fact because I have been hanging out with technical folks for a long time and most folks I hang out don't see to be high on the autistic spectrum.

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Re:Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocate... by hnfong on Monday November 14, 2022 @09:30AM (#33594392)
Selection bias? Presumably those higher on the autistic spectrum prefer to hang out less with people.
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Re:Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocate... by pas on Monday November 14, 2022 @10:12PM (#33604798)
or prefer to hang out with other atypical folks :)
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Re:Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocate... by pas on Monday November 14, 2022 @10:17PM (#33604827)
one typical symptom of ADHD is a deficiency of emotional regulation and impaired inhibitory function (which results in a bit of impulsiveness). HN is a perfect place for folks addicted to novelty (interesting tech news always!), so it's not that surprising that there is a relative abundance of comments that would have been better left unsent :)

also, high is relative. too high would make it very hard to get and maintain a job.

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