Anyone Interested in the Forensic Sciences?

[Madame Catfish]

It seems that some of the most popular mainstream "Aspie" books feature an Aspergian interested in this particular area (Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, House Rules, etc.) and I happen to be involved in this area as well. Is this simply a small coincidence or are there a lot of Forensic Scientists in the aspie world? If so, why do you think it is so?

 

[StephF]

I would take a stab at it being because a lot of Aspies are capable of "zooming in" to the fine details and filtering out the detritus

 

[Grumpy Cat]

I would love to be a Pathologist, but then I became a nurse and now have to retake statistics just to get a bachelors in nursing. Doesn't a Pathologist need more eduction than that? Oh yeah, I forgot a Pathologist has to become a doctor first then branch off into that specialty area resulting in about a total of 8-10 yrs of schooling! I probably would be ready for retirement by the time I graduated at the rate I'm going. I would much rather work with the dead than the living. You definitely can't kill a person twice!

 

[DarkLady]

I personally love Forensic Science but I don't pursue it as a career because I'm like the only Aspie in the world who is terrible at math.

 

[Judge]

Academically I know it's one of the most brutal majors for college undergrads. Cool profession though...

 

[Meg]

I was on the verge of becoming a forensic scientist, I was planning to go into forensic anthropology, since I was already majoring in anthro, but my school didn't have a great program, and the other schools I wanted to attend were either too far away , too expensive or would not accept my transfer credits. Now I am satisfied with pursuing a possible career in computer forensics, I know quite a bit different, but I still get to help solve puzzles and mysteries.

 

[AsheSkyler]

I only have a TV explanation, so I'm thinking Abby from NCIS and Bones. My attraction to forensic science is that it is a big puzzle that you get to do a lot of cross reference and research on to find the answer, and you get to learn a bunch of neat facts along the way. My big turn off is that I am only familiar with the crime scene aspect, and the thought of brutalized and rotting bodies keeps me far, far away. And I'm sure that's not the only smell I wouldn't be able to handle in a lab.

 

[MissyMoo]

I wanted to become a Forensic Pathologist when I was in high school. I was put off by having to study to become a doctor first.

 

[biblophile]

I read lots of books on both forensics, and criminal phycology .

 

[WereBear]

I personally love Forensic Science but I don't pursue it as a career because I'm like the only Aspie in the world who is terrible at math.

You are not the only one!

I do love forensic stuff but people in the field told me I was too tender-hearted to deal with how depressing it could be. Looking back, they were right. I get upset just reading about it, years after the fact!