Are there any career(s)/career fields that are advantageous for people with Asperger's in "theory"?

Question

In addition to the following question or if the question is not sufficient enough for this site, what is the psychology/cognitive validity of this post replie for this question from another site?\n\n"Most certainly, professions involving creating automation for processes that seem random. Hence, linguistics, computer science, mathematics, statistics, philosophy etc. All disciplines that have an inductive thought process. Therefore the careers which stem out of the aforementioned.\n\nMore importantly, tasks should not be repetitive in nature, for example in web development, using the same frameworks to use the same type of websites. Rather, one should focus on the possibility of making a general framework which automates the tasks."

Answer 1

Hello! Thank you for your interesting question.

The following is a graph provided by a comprehensive research study regarding your inquiry. As you can see, the population with ASD displayed a plethora of both significant relative and normative strengths (as well as deficits) as compared to their neurotypical counterparts:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure/image?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0100358.t003&size=large

Per the graph and consistent with the diagnostic criteria, the top skill possessed by individuals with ASD was fastidiousness, while their primary deficit was within their interpersonal abilities.

The article also contains information pertaining to the occupations most suited (and overrepresented) by individuals on the spectrum; it further highlights the significant challenges they frequently encounter in terms of both obtaining and maintaining employment, despite the absence of cognitive and language deficits (as was the diagnostic criteria differentiating Asperger’s from Autism within the DSM-IV).

Please don’t hesitate to ask should you have any follow-up questions!

Best,

Jessica

Reference:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Timo_Lorenz2/publication/263289182_Aspergers_-_Different_Not_Less_Occupational_Strengths_and_Job_Interests_of_Individuals_with_Asperger%27s_Syndrome/links/543faa310cf2fd72f99c81b7/Aspergers-Different-Not-Less-Occupational-Strengths-and-Job-Interests-of-Individuals-with-Aspergers-Syndrome.pdf?origin=publication_detail

Further reading regarding special skill sets commonly observed within individuals who have been diagnosed with ASD:

https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0332