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  • M Member 96

    It's been said that to be a good software developer you need to be at least a little on the Autistic / Asperger's side of things, how do you compare? http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html[^] (I got 25)


    “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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    S Senthil Kumar
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    I scored 33 :(

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    • C Christian Graus

      Go away then, you clearly don't belong here.... Seriously, the test is flawed on many levels. Not least, people with Aspergers tend to become more sociable as they age, they just learn how to socialise later and more by rote. Hannah is like that, we teach her specific things to say to deal with situations.

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      _Damian S_
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      Christian Graus wrote:

      Go away then, you clearly don't belong here....

      Yeah, I feel the same way... :sigh:

      I don't have ADHD, I have ADOS... Attention Deficit oooh SHINY!! If you like cars, check out the Booger Mobile blog | If you feel generous - make a donation to Camp Quality!!

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        Go away then, you clearly don't belong here.... Seriously, the test is flawed on many levels. Not least, people with Aspergers tend to become more sociable as they age, they just learn how to socialise later and more by rote. Hannah is like that, we teach her specific things to say to deal with situations.

        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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        Lost User
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        Christian Graus wrote:

        Seriously, the test is flawed on many levels.

        I don't think so. What's flawed is taking it on the internet. It's meant to be delivered and scored, in conjunction with other testing, by a psychologist trained to give those kinds of tests. It's definitely not meant to be taken on the internet where one can see how the test is scored ahead of time and what the next questions are before finishing the one you're on. Cheers, Drew.

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        • M Member 96

          It's been said that to be a good software developer you need to be at least a little on the Autistic / Asperger's side of things, how do you compare? http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html[^] (I got 25)


          “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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          Lost User
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          John C wrote:

          It's been said that to be a good software developer you need to be at least a little on the Autistic / Asperger's side of things

          I've heard other people say that too. I'm not sure where that comes from. My observations have always been that people with Asperger's-like personalities tend to migrate towards things that don't require much social interaction. Which would make sense, I suppose. Most of the developers I've known that I would consider really great don't fit that category, unlike many of the run-of-the-mill ones. Could just be the particular crowd I've been around, though. Cheers, Drew.

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            It is trying to see if you fit into one category, rather than which category.

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            Mark_Wallace
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            Trollslayer wrote:

            It is trying to see if you fit into one category, rather than which category.

            Exactly. Single-focus questionnaires invariably lead people toward "passing", so their results are worthless.

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            • L LloydA111

              Wow, I only got 15!


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              Mark_Wallace
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              Lloyd Atkinson wrote:

              Wow, I only got 15!

              One less would have got you an instant ban from CP!

              We don' need no steenkin' normals!

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                17...

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                Rage
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                Yep, 17 as well.

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                • C Christian Graus

                  I'm surprised you can even work out how to turn on a computer !! :P

                  Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                  Christian Graus wrote:

                  I'm surprised you can even work out how to turn on a computer !! :P

                  Actually, it's turning it off that I can't figure out. ;) Marc

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                  • M Member 96

                    It's been said that to be a good software developer you need to be at least a little on the Autistic / Asperger's side of things, how do you compare? http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html[^] (I got 25)


                    “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                    emartinho
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                    Hmm, 29. Should I be worried?? :^)

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                    • M Member 96

                      It's been said that to be a good software developer you need to be at least a little on the Autistic / Asperger's side of things, how do you compare? http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aqtest.html[^] (I got 25)


                      “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                      Edw
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                      35 here. Maybe I should see somebody about that....

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