I wonder if Autism would be even simpler to explain with a cliff-edged fitness function. Because there seems to be a high correlation between extremely intelligent people and people on the spectrum. Maybe the group of genes rewarded for high intelligence/creativity/quantitative ability also, by accidental design, inhibits social capacity.

> Maybe the group of genes rewarded for high intelligence/creativity/quantitative ability also, by accidental design, inhibits social capacity.

Maybe living in a world with neurotypical people who immediately dislike you [0] 'inhibits social capacity' after years of traumatic experiences piling up.

0 - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8992906/

Is it possible that every non-typical presentation simply tells others in society to give them space enough to develop the intellect?

Maybe it does when you are an adult but it can make childhood a disaster.