In her ASA presentation Methods to Enhance Learning in Students with Autism, Kathleen Quill addressed this issue. Visual learning means that the individual learns best through information that is presented visually. Many also tend to learn in whole chunks and often can't break information down into separate pieces. All autistic people do not run around spinning things or flapping their hands. All Autistic people do not like to be touched.
All Autistic people are sensitive to sounds.
Autistic people are all savants. Autistic people have severe behavioral problems Autistic people cannot love other people Autistic people do not recognize family and friends While the above items are broad generalizations that do not apply to all Autistics they do apply to some. Refer to the sites below for more information.