OP here. I would love to explore this avenue in more depth. If anyone has suggestions as to improvements/other experiments/etc, I'm all ears.
Also, how you arrived at this startling conclusion might make for good reading and might make your appeal more compelling.
Non-local consciousness is certainly a well-known hypothesis. I do try to convey my ideas in the opening screen but the link to autism is something that I have thought about only because I am in contact with many autistic people who have incredible skills.