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Lecturers on the autism spectrum.
I doubt I'd ever be a lecturer tbh but I'm just wondering if anyone has experienced, or knows, or has seen, any lecturers on the autism spectrum? Just wondering how they cope and perform.
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I studied Maths so it's fair to say that some or many of the lecturers would have been on the autistic spectrum, as it's more prevelant amongst higher-level mathematicians.
Nonetheless, it was only very noticeable (severe) with one lecturer, and he was a pretty rubbish lecturer - he could not communicate concepts and was not able to answer questions when asked directly (so students would need to visit other lecturers if they had questions, which was a longstanding agreement in the department). He could not cope as a lecturer, and though I'm aware he now mostly teaches postgraduates. I would say overall it very much depends on severity of the condition, like many things. |
One of my lecturers was on the autism spectrum, he was very upfront about it.
In complete contrast to Sophia's experience though, our lecturer was pretty easy to communicate with. The only time he struggled was if you put him in the spot with questions in seminars or meetings. So like Sophia said, it does seem to depend on the severity rather than the condition itself. |
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Thanks.
I would be a s*** lecturer. I can describe things well but I don't do well with people in real life in general. I was just wondering to see it if works for some. |
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