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Old 15th Jul 2009, 04:34
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Charlie Foxtrot India
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I have family members with Aspergers and some say I have many of the traits myself, though not officially "diagnosed" years ago a child psychologist did a report on me that said that I would do well in a job such as ATC because of my ability to focus, love of patterns, order and numbers and very good spatial orientation...for various reasons however I ended up as a controllee rather than controller! And I hold a class one medical. Not being comfortable in social situations doesn't mean that I am going to become incapacitated on the flight deck or have any problems working in a team on a set task.

I read in the paper about that UK guy who hacked into the pentagon computer being described as a "victim" or "suffering" from Aspergers. It's not a disease, it's a gift - (unless you want to be the most popular kid in school! )All my Aspie rellies have happy fulfilled lives and good careers mostly in science and music.

Good luck!
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