2. My manager would rather see it from me first with evidence instead of hear about it from toxic people who spread rumors when they cannot be inconvenienced by evidence. Evidence and measures are important for many things and yet some people struggle with this eternally to their own grave disadvantage.
4. Large scale self-reported surveys indicate that about a third of people who write JavaScript primarily for their profession are on the spectrum. Through most of my career I realized things were odd, but did not consider autism a factor because I was unfamiliar with it outside of work. Then suddenly I became very familiar with autism in the personal world. Once you learn to see it and learn the indications you cannot unsee it. When you encounter it, its as if it glows in the dark. Autism is a mixed bag and people with autism can be quite talented in a variety of ways. One of the most common unifying indications of autism is generalized, constant, and pervasive anxiety that is typically minor but always present and cannot be switched off. Its a natural response to decision collision. This becomes more clear when you read about the neuro-physiology of autism. People operating under anxiety typically seek comfort as a primary motivation. People who are, on the other hand, hypo-neurotic tend to abandon comfort as a motivator, thrill seekers, and instead focus on original solutions. When evidence suggests a conclusion contrary to sources of comfort my experience tells me people on the spectrum will simply abandon the evidence immediately. That is something I find exceptionally problematic. Its why autistic people almost universally prefer packaged solutions from strangers, because its something to which they can attach external validation without further evaluation. This applies to code, but it also applies to most everything else in life too, such as food.