Anything from The Conversation is immediately suspect. Autism and all the sudden arrivals of child 'diseases' is about money-making for crooked "healers" and people wranglers.

It is important that we understand how the mind works.
We are all born with a different 'outlook'.
As we develop and learn, we usually gain an understanding of each other.
This in necessary for us to live peacefully together.
But not all brains work the same way: some brains will process data differently.
For people whose minds work differently, everyday interaction with others can be strange.
However, they are not harmful people.
And they are still productive.
Many will have a difference which is barely noticable.
They can be a great benefit to any society.
But mainstream society needs to be aware, and make allowance for difference.
This is easy to do, and in doing so, we will benefit from a society which is happy and productive.