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What's your uncanny special talent, or what comes absolutely natural to you that makes others look at you in intrigue/disbelief? (self.autism)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by BackOnMyBS to c/autism
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I know not everyone of us has a special talent, but many of us do. Some are just incredible. So, what are they??

Edit: Please don't be humble. Let it out. Be proud of it and share so we can marvel.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

My pattern recognition is off the charts. I can’t explain it very well as I don’t know “how” I do it, but I often know what went wrong and where which lends well to the job that I do. I’m that person going to IT/dev teams like, “you gotta trust me bro”, and I don’t think I’ve been wrong yet at my current job (knock on wood). Beyond work it is very helpful as well.

I'm also in IT and can troubleshoot like crazy. It's quite common for me to identify root cause in packaged applications where the vendor support is unable. In one case I was able to tell them exactly the mistake they were looking for in their Java code despite having zero access to their code. I always warn support staff that I bring them two types of problems - utter brain farts where I usually solve it right after submitting or something that is just bizarre/complex as hell. In those bizarre/complex scenarios, the main limitation in my solving the problem is typically proprietary/secret information that they don't make available. I often have to guide the troubleshooting in those support cases knowing generically what is wrong, but not having the details to just solve it.