Article: Aspergers Advantages in the Workplace by Matt Friedman

I want to draw your attention to a great post written by Matt Friedman.

Matt is an aspie cartoonist and his cartoons have caught my attention many times before. You can see a lot of his cartoons by browsing his blog;

Dude, I'm an Aspie

http://www.dudeimanaspie.com/

The post I'd particularly like to draw your attention to though is called;

Aspergers Advantages in the Workplace

http://www.dudeimanaspie.com/2011/05/aspergers-advantages-in-workplace.html

In this post, Matt puts his finger on some of the most important reasons why having people with aspergers in the workplace is beneficial. In particular, he cites; logical thinking, originality in problem-solving, attention to detail, technical ability, accuracy, tolerance of repetition and honesty. He provides some well illustrated examples of each.

I urge you to have a read.

While you're there, you might also want to have a look at some of his other amazing posts. One of my favourites is Aspergers and Evolution;

http://www.dudeimanaspie.com/2011/01/why-are-we-here-autism-and-evolution.html

Matt also has a paperback available at Lulu.com.