Autism has more benefits than downsides. There are 3 spectrums, the lower spectrum (what you usually think when you think of autism) these people can be disabled, they may not be able to walk/talk, which sadly makes people view them as retards, when they can actually be geniuses. The middle spectrum, where people usually aren't disabled but they still have sensitivities, like noise sensitivity and being very antisocial. Again, they can be geniuses like, well any side.
The high spectrum, (where i am) that are the highest functioning people. They still have noise sensitivities, but less severe. Autistic people can usually be smarter than normal people, they have higher potential than normal people here. Mozart and Albert Einstein were very possibly autistic people, fyi.