The stereotype that Autists have difficulty with collaboration is the result of a fundamentally different perspective on the purpose of social interaction.

The Autistic understanding of “social”

1. Naive assumption: “social” refers to 
interaction to learn from each other
2. Naive assumption: “social” refers to 
collaborating with others towards a shared goal
3. An Autistic individual may take decades to decode the typical meaning of “social”

The prevalent neuronormative understanding of “social”

1. Unspoken assumption: “social” refers to negotiating social status and power gradients
2. Unspoken assumption: “social” refers to competing against each other using culturally defined rules
3. A typical individual may take decades to appreciate non-social interests

Aut Collab has been set up as a platform for Autistic collaboration and as a platform for sharing the results of Autistic collaboration.