On April 10th, 2014 the Israeli Defense Force announced that it would continue to recruit individuals on the autism spectrum for a special intelligence unit: http://www.idfblog.com/2014/04/10/autism-idf-meet-soldiers-intelligence-unit-9900/ What a perfect acknowledgement that individuals on the spectrum have the kind of skills necessary to be recruited to an elite intelligence-gathering unit! It is both timely and well-deserved.… Continue reading →