Is my argument on how mild High Functioning Autistic people could be doctors valid for my college debate?

[Clockwork]

I've heard people saying on the media that Autistic doctors are worse than doctors with intellectually disabled doctors acting as if Autism is a form of a severe intellectual disability, but it's actually not any type of an intellectual disability. The main concern would be 'Could they communicate well?' and people with Mild High Functioning Autism can generally learn to communicate in a socially acceptable manner and they will have average-above average verbal skills. Another minor concern would be 'empathy' and being respectful, but mildly Autistic people could generally learn to come around this, and some would be able to do something called faking 'empathy' which is acceptable for a doctor.

Anyways, what's wrong with having an Autistic doctor who is likely to be more focused and more dedicated to the job? I'm not saying that everybody with mild High Functioning Autism would be cut out for the job, but there are a fair number of folks who are a part of this population who would make some of the best doctors in the world with the main concern being 'empathy' which can be learned quite easily. They would be able to focus on the 'details' of the diseases, and they would certainly do a better job than a doctor who has 'Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder' since these people are the class clowns who would do nothing but bother the teachers in medical schools without learning anything. Some Autistic people have ADHD, but those folks shouldn't be doctors. I would prefer a serious doctor to a silly 'ADHD doctor' since ADHD doctors are more likely to sugar coat things, while Autistic doctors would be brutally honest with us when we have severe illnesses like Parkinsons Disease. Wouldn't you want a doctor who's brutally honest with you and one who's careful?

Autistic people would probably be able to explain stuff, and they wouldn't be distracted with 'social situations' outside of work which is another positive. They would also be able to deal with rowdy patients since they can ignore their reactions. So since some are known to overcome their social and empathetic issues, I don't see why the media says that these people shouldn't be doctors.

This is my stance on this, and I would like to know your opinions on it. I'm not referring to all 'Autistic' people by the way, and the 'ADHD' stuff was just there to use as a comparison since there are doctors with ADHD.

[Janet Pierce]

There are drs with autism as well. Autistics do not lack empathy. They don't show it in a way expected by NTs so NTs sit inside their boxes and decide auties lack this or that. By adulthood many auties are also quite social. I'm married to an autie.

They would in fact have MORE difficulty dealing with a rowdy patient as excessive input can be frustrating.

Please be careful in making inaccurate generalizations.

[JMITW]

in some specialties they may not be effective. My friend has a psychiatrist with aspergers, he can't relate at all.

I could see someone with aspergers being good at highly specialized types of medicine such as neurology, opthmoneurology, oncology, hematology----things that deal with a lot more testing (blood/imaging) and interpreting tests