The article wrote:
I wasn't a fan of the article, which was tinged with a tone of pity/sensationalism that seems endemic to much media coverage of autism
I agree fully with this, too much media coverage of autism is like that. As are a lot of organsations. Mentioning no names, of course.
As for the rest of it, I must admit I only skimmed it as it was so long, but I like isolation. Every day when I get home from school I lock myself in my room for the rest of the day for that very reason. My mum hates me for it, but I couldn't care less. I like it.