I think MS is making a good move in our current society. Popular culture isn't mature enough that we all feel we should treat people well by default - we are ha

I think MS is making a good move in our current society. Popular culture isn't mature enough that we all feel we should treat people well by default - we are happy to abuse autistic spectrum people because they're not clearly labelled as being a member of a disadvantaged group. We know we shouldn't abuse people for being black, handicapped, gay, female, etc. But we can still abuse people who don't "understand the unwritten rules of the workplace". So at least this may benefit people who can be labelled as autistic to get protection from that abuse and discrimination. That's going to happen at a job interview, where an otherwise qualified candidate can be discriminated against because they wouldn't be a "good fit for our team". Members of many other disadvantaged groups already get some protection from this - you can't refuse to hire someone because they're a woman and thus wouldn't be a good fit for your all-male team, but you can refuse someone for being unable to understand complex social interactions even when they aren't essential for performing the job. It's not ideal however. Ideally we wouldn't ostracize someone for misunderstanding jokes, trying unsuccessfully to mimic the likable behavior of neurotypicals or failing to make eye contact at the right moments. But our society is still at that level of intolerance where we need some kind of labeling of disadvantaged people to help everyone else stop and think "Oh, I'm not supposed to be mean to him for that, he can't help it".