Here is the punch line of this piece. It has to do with political correctness. They want a participation trophy.
“Underlying all these debates is a deeper concern that dividing autistic people into categories, or arranging them on a spectrum, can slip into judgments about their value to society. In the most extreme form, such hierarchies risk dehumanising those with higher support needs. It’s something some autistic campaigners warn could fuel harmful political agendas.
In the worst case, those judged as less useful for society become vulnerable to future genocides. This may seem far-fetched, but the political direction in the US, for example, is very worrying to many autistic people.”
and here is a link to the good professor. I should have known. LOL
https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/aimee.grant/