There are many inventors, artists, science majors that are on this spectrum. Respect must be priortized for these as mankind is learning from them and receivors of their many improvements.
I now have a 4 yr old grandson from which we are learning alot. He is not officially diagnosed with autism yet but is being 'reviewed' for it. He know grandma "gets" him and I know he is smart. He is affectionate and lovable and I surmise, as a grandma does, that he has special talents.