Based upon my observations of a family member an ideal description of autism is constant signal overload that results in faulty assumptions, often hasty or convenient to the moment.

The result is decisions that are remarkably short of the careful considerations nominally applied, and taken for granted, by neurotypical people as well as many unfounded fears. My other observation is that this behavior is entirely unrelated to intelligence but it does dictate personality indexes, for example higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness.

I suspect many people incorrectly assume the monotropism as a factor because of an over simplification in isolation.