Autistic tech testers
By Ria Sharma

Smart Technology has a detailed report on how smarter software debugging services are being performed by savants, and how the intense focus and superlative technical abilities of high-functioning autistics excel in this aspect of software development and enhancement.

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Raised to popular awareness by movies like "Rain Man" starring Tom Cruise as the brother of autistic savant Dustin Hoffman, people with Asperger's syndrome are often smarter at complex mathematics and tedious computer troubleshooting skills than ordinary programmers. Unfortunately, their poor social skills put them at a disadvantage when interviewing for programming jobs, and getting along with other employees.

Aspiritech's mission is to demonstrate that many individuals with autism have savant-like skills with computers that can be channeled into successful businesses debugging software. Modeled on a similar company called Specialisterne, which has high-profile customers like Oracle and Microsoft, Aspiritech has recruited a growing team of exceptional programmers specializing in computer-software testing procedures. Aspiritech and Specialisterne are just two of a growing number of software-testing companies in Belgium, Japan and Israel that have been recruiting high-functioning adults with autism.
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