Never underestimate an autistic person.  Their beguiling brilliance will enchant you before they abuse and reduce you to tears.  Never dismiss their needs because as difficult as it is for me to help them navigate our world, they face the most difficulty in just being and trying to do so in a way that is socially acceptable.  My kids are praised because of how well they are doing, but it often includes a complete collapse at the end of the day because they have been working so hard just to be perceived as what we consider normal.  We need to remember that autistic and neurotypical are both normal and natural.