Climbing the IT Career Ladder » autistic http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/IT-ladder Robin "Roblimo" Miller's tips for getting ahead in IT Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:15:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Should Your Software Testers be Autistic Adults? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/IT-ladder/should-your-software-testers-be-autistic-adults/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/IT-ladder/should-your-software-testers-be-autistic-adults/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:56:46 +0000 Robin "Roblimo" Miller http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/IT-ladder/?p=263 “Traits that make great software testers — intense focus, comfort with repetition, memory for detail — also happen to be characteristics of autism. People with Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism, have normal to high intelligence and often are highly skilled with computers.”

This isn’t something I made up. There’s an Illinois company that uses people with Autism as software testers. To learn more, To learn more, read this AP story.

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