My Advice is: You always have to keep persevering.
When I was younger, I didn't even realize the way I think visually is different.
There's no black and white dividing line between a mild Aspergers, which is the mild autism, and computer engineer, for example.
I like to figure things out and solve problems.
The autistic brain tends to be a specialist brain, good at one thing, bad at something else.
I'm a big believer in getting kids involved in things where there's a shared interest because that's where they can have friends.