The Geek Syndrome

[Taalnar]

Nah, its just that you can program for days being completely absorbed with it and not have be social or talk to anyone.

In other words, when you use tech you don't really have to associate to much with the outside world.  I knew someone who was like this and could not have a normal conversation with him.  You would talk about something and he would always relate it back to computers.  It got really annoying and he told me he had been diagnosed with asplurgers.  I had a feeling he was since computers are like his complete world and he didn't seem to be interested in much else.

[kiauma]

In a related story, Ritalin Cures Next Picasso

WORCESTER, MA—Area 7-year-old Douglas Castellano's unbridled energy and creativity are no longer a problem thanks to Ritalin, doctors for the child announced Friday. "After years of failed attempts to stop Douglas' uncontrollable bouts of self-expression, we have finally found success with Ritalin," Dr. Irwin Schraeger said. "For the first time in his life, Douglas can actually sit down and not think about lots of things at once." Castellano's parents reported that the cured child no longer tries to draw on everything in sight, calming down enough to show an interest in television.

From http://www.theonion.com/archive/archive_nib05.php

[Nagual]

Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger's syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley. Are math-and-tech genes to blame?

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html