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" but with a plus of cleverness, strange ways to do things, uncommon hobbies and extravaganza"

You present autistic children like they are all little Sheldons from the Big bang theory, when the reality couldn't be further from the truth.

Autism is a spectrum where a certain percentage of kids are as you say, but many can't do anything without the help of an adult and certainly aren't going to have 'uncommon hobbies' or 'cleverness'.