> Collaboration is the reason why we are here, along with altruism and empathy. Autism drastically limits all three.
Autism does not reduce altruism. What are you trying to suggest by this? Autistic people are often the most altruistic people I know; going well above and beyond to help out (sometimes to a fault).
Autism does not reduce empathy. This is a common misconception due to difficulties with reading faces and theory of mind. Empathy is often felt extremely strongly.
Autism does not mean unable to collaborate. Here on HN of all places! The software world is full of asd people happily collaborating to do great things.
> at the cost of losing core human characteristics like altruism, empathy, and the potential for collaboration.
Ahh I get it now. The neurodivergent are not even properly human to you. Perhaps a little eugenics is needed to correct things?