I absolutely think that Zen Buddhism is a great complement to an aspie mind. Well, any mind really, neurodiverse or not. But after learning about my Asperger's in my 30s, I can reflect back and see that many of the attitudes and habits I acquired from various sources of Zen teaching (most notably books by Thich Nhat Hanh, he's awesome) have been critical for turning my aspie attributes into advantages rather than disadvantages.

I'll admit to being a little dismayed by some of the responses I'm seeing, since to me they indicate a misunderstanding of Buddhism. For one, it's not a unified religion. There are different variants; some more "religious", organized, or prescriptive than others. Some more mystical, and others more pragmatic. I find Zen Buddhism to be about the most pragmatic way of seeing the world I've ever encountered, far from being mystical, though I can see how it might seem on its surface very mystically oriented to many people. It's also intensely non-hierarchical. Even the Buddha himself gets demoted, as in the traditional koan, "If you meet the Buddha, kill him."

Despite my dismay about misunderstandings, I do recognize that it is incredibly hard to communicate the nature of Buddhism. Zen especially so, to the extent that Zen masters will regularly claim that it simply cannot be communicated: It's not a collection of ideas, notions, or concepts. It's an experience, and the best a master can do is promote conditions in which a student is more likely to experience the Zen way. It cannot be taught; it cannot be given or received. The experience must be found by the person looking for it, and no one else can do the finding for them.

If a person has not had a taste of what that experience is like, nor have they seen the effects that such an experience has had on another, then it's only inevitable that they'll have notable misunderstandings about what is entailed by Zen Buddhism. I can't blame a person for that, but I am tempted to claim that it's their loss.