Thanks for coming around @agmoore. No need to be sorry, I like questions, it makes the comment section more interactive and it's good for the entire Hive platform.
I think people with autism may not be built with the need for socialisation. And hence, don't feel lonely. Although, they may need to communicate atimes, like the need for people to help them, but that's not same as the pure need to socialise. They don't have cognitive ability to think they are not living the good life, that's why the parents or close relations to people with autism suffer more emotionally than the autistic people.
Although, I'm not 100% sure of my answer, that's why I indicated with I "think". Most likely I will add this to the part 2. Hence, I will do more research on it.
Thanks to @lemouth and @steemstem for featuring my article. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks again @agmoore, for coming around, stay safe
Thank you!