[carolinablonde]

I know a couple of guys diagnosed with Asperger's. They are two of the best code writers in the biz

And have you ever noticed how many programmers, myself included, have dyslexia to some degree? I swear sometimes it helps. And maybe that translates into being able to look at a problem from a different angle than others do.

I think this article makes a lot of interesting points and is probably on to something. Maybe brains that function differently than what's "normal" should not be medicated into oblivion.

[Ghengis]

And have you ever noticed how many programmers, myself included, have dyslexia to some degree? I swear sometimes it helps. And maybe that translates into being able to look at a problem from a different angle than others do.

No, but I could understand how that may work better. My little bit of time trying to write nested do loops in college classes made me wish that my brain worked a whole lot differently than it does.

I think this article makes a lot of interesting points and is probably on to something. Maybe brains that function differently than what's "normal" should not be medicated into oblivion.

I agree 100%. We can't all be round pegs, fitting nicely in society's round holes.