That's not a scientific statement. He's broadly characterizing a type of person he sees in the field who lacks empathy. His use of "on the spectrum" could be c

That's not a scientific statement. He's broadly characterizing a type of person he sees in the field who lacks empathy. His use of "on the spectrum" could be considered offensive (similar to "retarded"), depending on whether you read it as him calling them that or read it as him describing what they call themselves. But the problem is not "good science."