Bram Cohen, founder and former CEO of BitTorrent technology, diagnosed his own Asperger’s syndrome. He says his disability made running a company hard. Experts say more people like Cohen will arrive in the workplace in the years ahead, and their presence will bring momentous changes. For Cohen, this has been a fraught journey into the sometimes bewildering world of the office. The social conventions that ease everyday interactions can still elude him. He doesn’t like to shake hands or wear shoes or make small talk. He often plays with a Rubik’s Cube. Sometimes when he is outraged, or more often when he is fatigued, he bursts forth with unwelcome candor. He can be oblivious, lecturing on solar cells or economic theory or euphemisms until someone stops him.
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