Apptech wrote:
> The paper argues that engineers have =93peculiar cognitive =

> traits and
> dispositions=94 and that engineers are among some of the most =

> right-leaning
> conservative thinking groups out there and are inclined to =

> take more extreme
> religious positions.
>
> =93We could thus hypothesize that personal dispositions and =

> style of thinking
> among engineers differ from those of students in other =

> subjects in ways that
> could make them more prone to become involved in violent =

> forms of
> radicalization, not just as willing recruits but as prime =

> movers,=94 the paper
> states, adding that its findings are not proof of its =

> mindset theory.
>
> __________
>
> I've heard it seriously suggested that Engineers fit =

> properly in the sequence
>
>     "normal"* - Engineers - Asperger's Syndrome - Mild =

> Autism - Severe Autism.
>
> Works for me :-)
>
> See if you can recognise yourself to some degree in parts of =

> the description below :-).
>
>
>
>         Russell
>
> * Poor saps.
>
> __________
>
> http://www.aspergers.com/aspclin.htm
>
> Asperger's Disorder is a milder variant of Autistic =

> Disorder.   Both Asperger's Disorder and Autistic Disorder =

> are in fact subgroups of a larger diagnostic category.  This =

> larger category is called either Autistic Spectrum =

> Disorders, mostly in European countries, or Pervasive =

> Developmental Disorders ("PDD"), in the United States.  In =

> Asperger's Disorder, affected individuals are characterized =

> by social isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. =

> There are impairments in two-sided social interaction and =

> non-verbal communication. Though grammatical, their speech =

> may sound peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a =

> repetitive pattern. Clumsiness may be prominent both in =

> their articulation and gross motor behavior. They usually =

> have a circumscribed area of interest which usually leaves =

> no space for more age appropriate, common interests. Some =

> examples are cars, trains, French Literature, door knobs, =

> hinges, cappucino, meteorology, astronomy or history.  The =

> name "Asperger" comes from Hans Asperger, an Austrian =

> physician who first described the syndrome in 1944.  An =

> excellent translation of Dr. Asperger's original paper is =

> provided by Dr. Uta Frith in her Autism and Asperger =

> Syndrome.
>
>
>   =

Yep, sounds like me alright.

--Bob
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