I don’t think this is trying to frame autism as a positive, it’s just trying to explain how differently we communicate (as if it’s another language, one NT’s don’t understand, but also refuse to learn, which is partly why we struggle - they design the world to work for them and how they communicate and function, not us and how we do).

I think understanding the different models of disability can be really helpful
https://www.drakemusic.org/blog/nim-ralph/understanding-disability-part-6-the-radical-model/