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I think that the association between autism and literalism may relate to reason as a memetic immune disorder. My speculation is that autistic individuals are more likely to notice something wrong with belief as attire and mysterious answers, because they expect beliefs to say something concrete and comprehensible about reality.
The reasons that Alicorn provided probably also have something to do with it.
Interesting. I certainly get the feeling that there is a general perception of some sort of connection here. According to my own vague touchy-feely personal-experience speculation, I expect autistic individuals to be more likely to think of themselves as more rational. As to whether they are, I'm much less sure.
If they're like some of the smarter people I know (myself included), then they may be spectacularly less rational than they think they are.