I'm not familiar with this “infamous” remark and I'm not sure what you're suggesting it proves or even implies. I recently read the book Born on a Blue Day, which was written by Daniel Tammet, a man with Asperger's. He writes at one point:

There is something exciting and reassuring for individuals on the autistic spectrum about communicating with other people over the Internet. For one thing, talking in chat rooms or by email does not require you to know how to initiate a conversation or when to smile or the numerous intricacies of body language, as in other social situations. The use of “emoticons” . . . also makes it easier to know how the other person is feeling because he or she tells you in a simple, visual method.

Tammet met his partner on the Internet. His reasoning makes sense to me. Is there something ridiculous that I am missing about the suggestion that people, especially those with autism spectrum diagnoses, meet other people on the Internet, as opposed to real life?