Autism: Quirk or Faulty Wiring? Tech's Blind Spot for Neurodiverse Coders
Imagine prepping every conversation like a code review, only to crash anyway. That's autistic life in tech meetings. This isn't introversion—it's wiring without a safety net.
⚡ Key Takeaways
- Autism is neurological wiring, not amplified personality traits—tech must stop assuming otherwise. 𝕏
- Exhaustion comes from manual social processing; redesign workplaces with async tools and explicit norms. 𝕏
- Companies risk losing top neurodiverse talent by treating autism as fixable quirks rather than inherent architecture. 𝕏
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Originally reported by dev.to
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