<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><br>the<br>
skills needed to solve the problem and the skills needed to convince<br>
others that there is a reasonable solution rarely occur in the same<br>
person.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)">This is a classic case of the breakdown in Asperger's Syndrome: they can systematize, do math and engineering, but cannot understand people well. They seem to lack what we call a theory of mind. They seem not to be able to see things from another stand point. So as a salesman, say, they cannot read the other person well to see what is working and what is not working - to sell an idea, say. Asperger's is an extreme example of what is commonly found in engineers/math people. The other extreme is found more often in females - they have a high degree of emotional intelligence but don't understand systems well at all (or even reason and logic, I hear some say). The above is the work of Simon Baron Cohen. The men also tend to be introverts as well. Extroverts have a harder time staying on task. bill w<br>
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