No kidding ... it comes off as seriously creepy to me.
But we are going to have to define what we are actually looking for to start on any sort of search for answers.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.
Say what?
Using this my youngest niece who had a speech problem was "on the autism spectrum" along with the kid who bangs his head on the wall while screaming, the kid who is really good with spatial relationships but tells you that you are really fat and the child who shy and withdrawn. They are do not all have the same problem. But they are lumping them in together.
And the "experts" have come up with so many weird ways to screw kids up and confused new parents, lacking the backing of grandparents and other extend family to tell them to calm down the baby is fine, that I just can not see this as something that will have a good outcome.