Well, I can't really disagree, but I would offer a slightly different interpretation: The news media, especially print media, is written by and for white-collar, upper-middle class people. It's not just the aspie truck drivers, plumbers, carpenters, cops, factory workers, taxi drivers, and salesclerks that aren't getting any press: none of these blue-collar workers are getting any press.
One reason that aspie IT workers got enough media attention to become a stereotype is that white-collar workers actually have to interact with them from time to time.
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Well, I can't really disagree, but I would offer a slightly different interpretation: The news media, especially print media, is written by and for white-collar, upper-middle class people. It's not just the aspie truck drivers, plumbers, carpenters, cops, factory workers, taxi drivers, and salesclerks that aren't getting any press: none of these blue-collar workers are getting any press.
One reason that aspie IT workers got enough media attention to become a stereotype is that white-collar workers actually have to interact with them from time to time.