I also have a child with autism and I think that factors into it. Both in that it can be much easier for an auteur to handle one on one situations, and because

I also have a child with autism and I think that factors into it. Both in that it can be much easier for an auteur to handle one on one situations, and because it can be really draining dealing with the negative aspects of autism and I think it's healthy to have some respite from it (maybe somewhat true with all kids but much more so with social/developmental disorders)