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Some military forces call autism a disqualifier. The IDF calls it an advantage.

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Some military forces call autism a disqualifier. The IDF calls it an advantage.
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Somewhere inside an Israeli military intelligence facility, an autistic corporal is eight hours into his shift, scanning satellite imagery on multiple monitors. He does not find this tedious or boring; it’s actually quite relaxing.

When the IDF’s chief of staff visited and stopped by this soldier’s desk, the young man proudly pointed to something he’d found in an aerial photograph. The general leaned in close, but he saw nothing. The soldier pointed it out again. “There, it’s so clear,” he said.

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