3. Autism and programming

Programming is a specific language in which the user must write structured instructions to be executed, or interpreted, by the machine. Some psychologists see it as an extraordinary exercise in thinking, which should be part of the training of any professional in the field of psychological care . This is because computer programming forces us to analyze a process (in the form of lines of code) from different angles, breaking it down into its component parts, as is possible with the "natural" process of human information processing.

Whether on a computer, tablet or smartphone,...