Autism isn't even a bad thing. Sure, some autistic people are a tad weirder than others (from my experience), but they often end up being really forgetin' smart and clever and having really good memories and stuff, and they end up having a lot of friends. Rarely is it the case that autism is actually an issue (in the case of one of my younger cousins; her autism severely inhibits her ability to speak).
(And for the record, yeah, I would've pressed the ^button.)