Comments on: Do you have an engineer in the family? http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:19:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Justthisguy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-547922 Justthisguy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:58:40 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-547922 Lucky breaks seem to count for a lot. See J.E. Robison's lucky breaks, mostly due to his brother being associated with the litcrit Eastern Arty Establishment. Miss Baggs still sometimes struggles to get necessities, not having been noticiced by the fashionable people. Robison lives in Massachusetts, and claims to keep a pistol. If he does, it is only by permission of the Police. He is not being a free man, there, I think. Lucky breaks seem to count for a lot.

See J.E. Robison’s lucky breaks, mostly due to his brother being associated with the litcrit Eastern Arty Establishment.

Miss Baggs still sometimes struggles to get necessities, not having been noticiced by the fashionable people.

Robison lives in Massachusetts, and claims to keep a pistol. If he does, it is only by permission of the Police. He is not being a free man, there, I think.

]]> By: David L. http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-545279 David L. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:24:59 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-545279 I have an engineering degree, but never got to use it. Why? Well, if you are noticeably autistic, you will likely never make it through the interview process. And if you are not fortunate enough to be born into a family business, you probably won't be able to break into engineering either. And forget about joining the military. They won't take someone with autism. There are no engineers in my family that I know of. I don't think you can be an engineer if you have more than a few autistic traits. I would gladly pass my autism on to someone else to deal with. Believe me, it's not a gift. By the way, I am a self-taught keyboard player, composing pieces but never publishing anything. I wound up doing work I could have done with just high school education. I have an engineering degree, but never got to use it. Why? Well, if you are noticeably autistic, you will likely never make it through the interview process. And if you are not fortunate enough to be born into a family business, you probably won’t be able to break into engineering either. And forget about joining the military. They won’t take someone with autism. There are no engineers in my family that I know of. I don’t think you can be an engineer if you have more than a few autistic traits. I would gladly pass my autism on to someone else to deal with. Believe me, it’s not a gift.

By the way, I am a self-taught keyboard player, composing pieces but never publishing anything. I wound up doing work I could have done with just high school education.

]]> By: Justthisguy http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-539134 Justthisguy Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:43:05 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-539134 That is so guitarded. Guitars are so "normal" and common! Woodwind guys are the coolest and weirdest. Everybody suspects us of being toe-tapping Senators, too! That is so guitarded. Guitars are so “normal” and common!

Woodwind guys are the coolest and weirdest. Everybody suspects us of being toe-tapping Senators, too!

]]> By: pbuddery http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-539129 pbuddery Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:05:08 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-539129 In response to anon_please; I don't blame you for being anonymous. You have more famous ancestors than I do. I did not state above that I appear to be an aspy. I should have, but as usual got carried away the pleasures of typing. Another site I saw mentioned a strong link between high achievement and learning disabilities. I know of a metallurgist of original cast of mind who is similarly afflicted. The fact that he is a world expert in his particular field appears to be inevitable, given the workings of his mind. I joke that as psychologists cover the earth to greater and greater depths, all of us will be discovered to be suffering from a plethora of mental conditions. The joke continues that, after all other things have been quantified, qualified, and milked for all possible PHD potential, the last human mental aberration left will be keyboard players. I can laugh - I am a guitarist. P B In response to anon_please; I don’t blame you for being anonymous. You have more famous ancestors than I do.

I did not state above that I appear to be an aspy. I should have, but as usual got carried away the pleasures of typing.

Another site I saw mentioned a strong link between high achievement and learning disabilities. I know of a metallurgist of original cast of mind who is similarly afflicted. The fact that he is a world expert in his particular field appears to be inevitable, given the workings of his mind.

I joke that as psychologists cover the earth to greater and greater depths, all of us will be discovered to be suffering from a plethora of mental conditions. The joke continues that, after all other things have been quantified, qualified, and milked for all possible PHD potential, the last human mental aberration left will be keyboard players.

I can laugh – I am a guitarist.

P B

]]> By: Mutatis Mutandis: Genetic Mutations and Being at High Risk http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-538071 Mutatis Mutandis: Genetic Mutations and Being at High Risk Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:44:41 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-538071 [...] am going to posit that I am. As I review my extended family, many members of which are engineers or work in computers or write software or are in IT—some members of which could be placed on [...] [...] am going to posit that I am. As I review my extended family, many members of which are engineers or work in computers or write software or are in IT—some members of which could be placed on [...]

]]> By: anon_please http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-537802 anon_please Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:27:40 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-537802 My child's paternal grandfather is a rocket scientist; it's also been his one and only job. Nearly everyone, on both sides has advanced degrees in mostly all scientific fields. Several many relatives are very well-known in their fields and beyond. Learning disabilities also run in my family and some of the most sucessful (mega-$$$ and career-wise) have been those with the more pronounced learning disabilties. Also, the sciency-relatives go back for several generations on both sides, including a brilliant inventor in Russia who left that country due to not being able to hold patents during the rule of the Czar (whom he knew) and a female MD eye surgeon who operated on a certain famous king back in the late 1800s. There are lots of interesting relatives and lots of interesting tales, however, the most fascinating aspect (I think) is that neither of the families, overall, have ever had much closeness amongst themselves as nearly everyone marched to their own drummer and no one's beat every quite matched anyone else's. My child’s paternal grandfather is a rocket scientist; it’s also been his one and only job. Nearly everyone, on both sides has advanced degrees in mostly all scientific fields. Several many relatives are very well-known in their fields and beyond. Learning disabilities also run in my family and some of the most sucessful (mega-$$$ and career-wise) have been those with the more pronounced learning disabilties. Also, the sciency-relatives go back for several generations on both sides, including a brilliant inventor in Russia who left that country due to not being able to hold patents during the rule of the Czar (whom he knew) and a female MD eye surgeon who operated on a certain famous king back in the late 1800s. There are lots of interesting relatives and lots of interesting tales, however, the most fascinating aspect (I think) is that neither of the families, overall, have ever had much closeness amongst themselves as nearly everyone marched to their own drummer and no one’s beat every quite matched anyone else’s.

]]> By: Kristina Chew, PhD http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-537811 Kristina Chew, PhD Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:12:09 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-537811 Not at all!---I should also note that, on one side of my family, my relatives are all in the computer/technology fields, in various capacities. On the other hand, this blogwriting business does seem to bring out the techie side in me. Not at all!—I should also note that, on one side of my family, my relatives are all in the computer/technology fields, in various capacities. On the other hand, this blogwriting business does seem to bring out the techie side in me.

]]> By: Niksmom http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-537956 Niksmom Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:52:17 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-537956 oops! mean "picking" not "piking"...hope that wasn't some obscuer offensive term to anyone! :-p oops! mean “picking” not “piking”…hope that wasn’t some obscuer offensive term to anyone! :-p

]]> By: Niksmom http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-537955 Niksmom Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:51:28 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-537955 Hmmm, interesting to perseverate on...er, um, I mean consider. ;-) My husband is a (former) engineer and has some difficulties with piking up on social cues. He can recall the most incredible numerical minutae and do complex math in his head but cannot tell when he's pissed me off! LOL I have a couple of uncles on my mom's side who were, literally, rocket scientists with NASA and a sisiter who is a computer and finance whiz. I just have trouble staying focused on one thing for a while. Hmmm, interesting to perseverate on…er, um, I mean consider. ;-) My husband is a (former) engineer and has some difficulties with piking up on social cues. He can recall the most incredible numerical minutae and do complex math in his head but cannot tell when he’s pissed me off! LOL

I have a couple of uncles on my mom’s side who were, literally, rocket scientists with NASA and a sisiter who is a computer and finance whiz. I just have trouble staying focused on one thing for a while.

]]> By: Marcie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/comment-page-1/#comment-537993 Marcie Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:54:03 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/do-you-have-an-engineer-in-the-family/#comment-537993 My father, who probably has Aspergers, has had several jobs, the longest running of which was as a prison guard, though he preferred to work the night shift so that he didn't have to deal with people. I, who am also Aspie, tend to get along with older engineer types. But in all instances where they have kids, none of them are autistic. My father, who probably has Aspergers, has had several jobs, the longest running of which was as a prison guard, though he preferred to work the night shift so that he didn’t have to deal with people.

I, who am also Aspie, tend to get along with older engineer types. But in all instances where they have kids, none of them are autistic.

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