Autism seen as asset, not liability, in some jobs - Mental health- msnbc.com

Ron Brix, a retired computer systems developer for Wrigley who has Asperger Syndrome, is on the board of Aspiritech, a company that trains high-functioning autistic people to work as testers for software companies. He works on homework for a class on Java programing at his Westmont, Ill., home.

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As a civil rights lawyer, this is good news. I've handled some cases of people with autism and this article explains how some 'disabled' people are actually perfect for some jobs.