> I would also make a point (vapid as it may be) that autism is a spectrum

I don't think that's a vapid point at all. It is however a widely misunderstood statement. Autism being a spectrum does not mean "you can have it a little, or a lot, or in-between". It means you can have any one of the symptoms a little or a lot or in between, individually.

Among other things this means being good socially does not trivially preclude autism.