D&D General Polygon article: How autism powers my D&D

[Faolyn]

But there's a serious question about autism and D&D, and I wonder what other people's experiences are. They told me to avoid it growing up as it prevented real social development. I suspect, however, that the alternative for a lot of people to TTRPG's is now not sports but MMORPG's, and TTRPG's at least involve interaction with other people in real life

As an autistic person (with ADHD), my experience is that gamers are just like everyone else: you get some people who are decent and open-minded individuals who like you for who you are, and some people who inexplicably dislike you for it (but won't tell you why, leaving you to constantly wonder which aspect of your personality it is that's driving people away).