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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, nobody said to give him a pass because he has autism.  The question is whether his autism makes you more empathetic or see the situation differently. To me, the answer is YES.  Since he is autistic, he may need more express instruction about why expressing his thoughts in this way is unacceptable or hurtful in the workplace. He also seems possibly more vulnerable to exploitation by people who take advantage of his social naivete (eg the alt-right people).  With some empathetic outreach, he could absolutely learn about what he has done.

That's very different from saying he deserves a pass; or that being sexist/racist/offensive is a characteristic of autism.   [/quote]

No, because the natural outgrowth from your post is that someone like Damore should not be in a management position. If we posit that autists cannot understand why voicing harmful thoughts about women and people of color is wrong, then we cannot trust autists to manage women and people of color.

Damore was a manager. He had women and PoC on his team. How would it feel to know your manager thinks you are inherently less intelligent and don't deserve your position in the company?

Pretty shitty. Now, if we accept that Damore cannot be expected to be a good manager because he cannot control his impulsive racism and sexism, then the logical conclusion is that people with autism cannot be trusted in positions of authority.

Is that where you want to end up? Or shall we just hold this one KKK-defending douchebro responsible for his actions and not bring autism into it? [/quote]

He is very high functioning and there is a very small impact.  If he had moderate autism it would be one thing but he lacks the social skills needed to be a manager.  But, its very common in the IT world.  There is probably some meaning behind it like his parents feeling that way.[/quote]

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