That is interesting. I think this gives a little more explanation to the recent study showing that people in the sciences are higher up on the autism scale. Being in the sciences requires more of a systematic way of thinking rather than empathy. Just as social and human sciences or the arts is the opposite. And people in those areas are typically less likely to be as high up on the autism scale as people in analytical sciences - i.e. math, chemistry, biology.

This may be some sort of explanation for why there are more men in the sciences rather than women - and vise versa for the empathetic areas.

However, I think this is kind of common knowledge that women and men are wired differently. The fact that it could be linked to autism though, is a cool theory.