SAP and Wired on Neurodiversity

A number of news sources have reported
German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems.

I find it interesting that a big software company like SAP is looking to recruit people on the autistic spectrum. This has been done on a smaller scale by specialist companies like Aspertech. SAP has done this on a smaller scale before so hopefully they know what they are doing and know what they are going to get out of it. If done right a good example of neurodiversity in action. 

Meanwhile Wired also has done a bit  the 'pattern' brain for autisum spectrum programmers - So we have Visual thinkers, Verbal thinkers and Pattern thinkers   - an interesting new perspective.