Casual viewers may have noticed Mitnick's mannerisms -- a twitchy lack of poise, inability to look people in the eye, stunted formality in diction and obsessive interest in technology -- but Grandin saw something else: possible signs of Asperger syndrome, or . . . . Casual viewers may have noticed Mitnick's mannerisms -- a twitchy lack of poise, inability to look people in the eye, stunted formality in diction and obsessive interest in technology -- but Grandin saw something else: possible signs of Asperger syndrome, or AS. Grandin, professor of animal science at Colorado State University and an internationally respected authority on the meat industry, is perhaps the world's best-known sufferer of AS. She recognized those traits and others exhibited by Mitnick as typical of the syndrome, a recently identified disorder closely associated with autism. Grandin, Mitnick and several leading medical researchers say there is sufficient evidence to ask: Could AS be an indicator of children at risk of drifting into computer hacking? The link for this article located at USA Today is no longer available. . The interest in technology exhibited by figures like Mitnick prompts discussions about autism spectrum disorders, especially Asperger syndrome, and their link to hacking.. Mitnick, Autism Traits, Tech Fascination, Cybersecurity, Hacking Behavior. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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