Dear mg - if you are referring to Aspies in engineeing and computers you are right.
If you consider those two professions you can see why. The mathematics and physics associated don't change suddenly: once a law is set it generally stays there and that kind of stbility in dealing with something is perfectly suited to the Aspie psyche.

In fact it was the high number of computer geeks in Silicone Valley that were observed and noted to have Asperger-like qualities that led to them being investigated and actually found to be just that - a high (disproportionate) number of Silicone Valley workers WERE Aspies! It was Silicone Valley that highlighted the fact that Aspergers (identified in the 30's and 40's) was alive and kicking and led to more studies about the condition.

Finally - again, think about it: when all you have to deal with is a computer program or an engineering problem, the steps are logical and one doesn't have to try to make sense of complex human personalities and interactions - its a perfect world for an Aspie there. No confusion and a computer can't reject you because you are "socially inept".

BTW - were you aware that the world's richest man is also an Asperger? Bill Gates - if you want to see a classic vision of Aspie confusion, watch the video clip of him being "cream pied". He looks stunned as opposed to outraged or humiliated - he simply cannot understand why someone has done this because he cannot comprehend the motives behind the "attack" is it a joke, is it malign - what???

Also; Newton, Beethoven and Mozart were also most probably Aspies.

Muttley