Autism is not a real disease in many Islamic nations. In fact, many nations all over the world do not recognize it as a real disease. Experienced researchers in psychopharmacology point out that these "conditions" are invented to market addictive prescription drugs for profit.

https://inhn.org/inhn-projects/controversies/barry-blackwell-corporate-corruption-in-the-psychopharmaceutical-industry

I mean, just think about it for a second. What kind of "disease" is not recognized worldwide as an actual disease? Real diseases have physical causes that empirical and reproducible in a lab. Why is "autism" not a real disease in Afghanistan? Because, according to scientists, such diagnoses are invented and overdiagnosed in order to market drugs for a profit incentive.

Now combine this with an anti-intellectual culture that discourages free inquiry and questioning of corrupt power structures. Do you ever think about how backwards it is to suppress and discourage intellectualism? What a grift, imagine making it a social taboo to actually use your brain and a social virtue to be a degenerate.