We are convinced, then, that autistic people have their place in the organism of the social community. They fulfil their role well, perhaps better than anyone else could, and we are talking of people who as children had the greatest difficulties and caused untold worries to their care-givers.

The autistic personality is an extreme variant of male intelligence.

Social adaptation has to proceed via the intellect.

It seems that for success in science or art, a dash of autism is essential.

We are convinced, then, that autistic people have their place in the organism of the social community. They fulfil their role well, perhaps better than anyone else could, and we are talking of people who as children had the greatest difficulties and caused untold worries to their care-givers.

Not everything that steps out of line, and thus "abnormal", must necessarily be "inferior".