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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People with disabilities can still be jerks, still be sexist, racist, homophobic, etc.

It isn’t a pass. It shouldn’t be.[/quote]

+1, They pulled a guy from college and quickly had him rise through the ranks.  He wasn't prepared for the social/manager part of it and needed someone to mentor him and more time working.  That is not a typical attitude in IT.[/quote]

He could have stayed in college.  He wasn't drafted into the army.

He's capable of learning from his mistakes and will recover from this.[/quote]

So learning from mistakes can be a challenge with Autism and often happens much more slowly that for NT peers because the person with Autism doesn't full perceive the environment around them to understand the feedback it's providing. (Not particularly in his firing because the was unambiguous feedback, but the point would be that he may not have learned previous lessons from social feedback to develop to the point of not writing the manifesto.)
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So?  He's still responsible for the choices he made.  Autism isn't responsible, he is.  Most everyone has something--ADHD, anxiety, what have you.[/quote]

What have I? Maybe, better reading comprehension and education on the challenges of Autism? I didn't take a position on whether he was responsible for the choices or not. I merely pointed out that your statement "He's capable of learning from his mistakes and will recover from this" may not be true depending on the extent of his Autism. A typical characteristic of Autism is not fully understanding the surrounding social environment and as a result not being able to learn from mistakes in the way a NT person would.

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Not understanding the social environment and slower to learn certain things isn't limited to autism.

He definitely learned b/c he's trying to use the devil made me do it defense and blaming autism for his actions.  He deserved to be fired.[/quote]

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