It's this whole thing of Asperger's, we're on the spectrum, is a fairly new thing, you know?
Yeah.
Used to be autism had a fairly narrow definition that was clearly identifiable.
But this idea that if you're slow socializing, I have a behavior where I rock that bothers people, but that's also common, so-called self-stemming type things.
So I realized, "Wow, there's a bit of a pattern match there." In his upcoming book, "Source Code," Bill Gates reveals new details about his childhood, including the realization that were he a kid today, he would be diagnosed on the autism spectrum.
Looking back on that, because I didn't behave in a standard way and yet that deep concentration that got applied to math and science, and eventually to all those programming experiences I had, that became a strength.
A strength that changed the world and made Gates among the richest and most influential leaders of our time.
I caught up with him in California to speak with him about his early years and on the issues of the day as Trump takes office with tech leaders lining up to support him.
Did your parents, like, did they ever worry about you?
I mean, you, you used to slip out of the bedroom window and go and code in the middle of the night.
