Always nice to come across an article about autism that does not regard autism/aspergers as a deficiency or something that needs to be fixed. There are times when I've clicked on autism related links only to find it was pro "Autism Speaks" and felt absolutely rick-rolled.
Honestly - people who are called high-functioning autistic, today, are brilliant people. They're closer to that eccentric scientist/artist than they are to people who need help (it doesn't mean they don't need it, but they can go on somewhat with their lives). I'm not convinced that high-function autism isn't mankind's future, even. We always evolved towards intelligence - and some forms of autism, while poorly adapted to this society, are actually a step towards that. Then again - who, in life, never needed help...