I guess I am not able to understand how a mental difficult can be considered a superpower. But I do have to say that you did not answer my question. Are you saying that he wouldn’t have his nerve and creativity without the autism?
You’d have to ask him; I don’t even know that person. Temple Grandin is an example of a person who feels she owes much of her livelihood to tapping the potential of her autism that would not otherwise be available. Most people only know of autism from Rain Man, and there’s a lot more to it than Wapner at 4. They see it not as a mental difficulty–it’s a neurological difference that can lead to social difficulties. That said, it’s an ill-defined “spectrum”, so even that statement was dumbing it down too much for my tastes.