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Autistic radiologist who read double the scans as his peers was denied a diploma for lacking "social ability."

The accommodation he needed was one nurse to serve as an intermediary. It was never provided.

We consistently underestimate what autistic people can do while overestimating the obstacles.

A few years ago, I spoke with Laurent Mottron, the University of Montreal neuroscientist who has spent more than 30 years researching autistic cognition. He has assessed over 3,000 autistic individuals and published more than 400 papers. Mottron is not sentimental. So when he said he had a "tragic story," I listened.

He told me about a man, who I'll call B, who had completed nearly all the requirements for a radiology specialization at the University of Montreal. This man was the best student in his class. He had spent fifteen years training. He could read twice as many radiological scans as a non-autistic colleague. He was also a professional-level........

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