I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of processor space in the brain to have all the social circuits.

The subject of an award-winning biographical film Temple Grandin in 2010 Temple Grandin was listed in the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the "Heroes" category. She also created the "hug box" a device to calm autistic children.