what percentage of mathematicians and scientists in history or now have autism - and who do you think is the most autistic?

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to expand on the question:
  • who in particular do you think has autism
  • what type of autism do they have
  • do you think all of them are at least some degree of autistic
i ask this because i think dedicating your life to equations and numbers is impossible for someone who isn’t autistic. also in case anyone’s curious i think the most autistic is @AltisticRight
 
In the last however long, mathematics has become seen as a "prestigious" field. This attracts people looking for the fame as much as anything. This adds normies. Physics involves the practical use of much of that theory, and naturally grows more autistic. But both of these pale in comparison to so-called "computer scientists" which actually develop all of the systems the other two use to do their work. Biologists and chemists are much more real-world and attract comparative normies as a consequence. Few other sciences really enter into this context or are as competitive. Not all of them are some degree of autistic. There are many different reasons for people being in different sciences. The big variable is the proportion of normies. Computer Science has the lowest, in my experience. This is all high-functioning, so as far as "types" of autism goes, this basically calls for an Asperger's diagnosis.

t. B.Sc. in Computer Science, with additional postsecondary education and practical experience in biotech and building engineering.
 
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El Goblina said:
In the last however long, mathematics has become seen as a "prestigious" field. This attracts people looking for the fame as much as anything. This adds normies. Physics involves the practical use of much of that theory, and naturally grows more autistic. But both of these pale in comparison to so-called "computer scientists" which actually develop all of the systems the other two use to do their work. Biologists and chemists are much more real-world and attract comparative normies as a consequence. Few other sciences really enter into this context or are as competitive. Not all of them are some degree of autistic. There are many different reasons for people being in different sciences. The big variable is the proportion of normies. Computer Science has the lowest, in my experience. This is all high-functioning, so as far as "types" of autism goes, this basically calls for an Asperger's diagnosis.

t. B.Sc. in Computer Science, with additional postsecondary education and practical experience in biotech and building engineering.
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I've heard some of the other engineering disciplines tend to have more autistic oddballs than CS does. Not sure how true that actually is
 
In my line of work I am constantly near physical manufacturing floors. They are all built, maintained, and eventually destroyed by autism.
 
Scientific work involves a lot to repetition, attention to detail, and fastidious note checking. Social matters are usually conference attending or engaging with colleagues in the lab or field.

So it fits smart autists pretty well. I’d say that stuff like astrophysics and paleontology-probably have a higher proportion of autists than say-basic chemistry. The former involve very esoteric bodies of knowledge that few people understand or appreciate except those already involved. Whereas basic chemistry or aerodynamics have a lot of practical applications-corporations, governments, etc… that both require being able to socialize amongst people who aren’t often like you, and a general grasp of other fields which isn’t as required when you’re discussing Paleozoic fossils or background radiation in the observable universe.
 
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