By the terms of this study of success in autistic adults, I should be living independently, be working, and have multiple friendships. Instead, while I am living independently I am not supporting myself, and I do not have a job; arguably I do have multiple friendships albeit neither deep nor close ones.
The people with the highest quality of life had relatively high IQs and few behavioral problems; those with low IQs and severe behavioral problems struggled the most. Those who had either a low IQ or significant behavioral problems, but not both, fell between the two extremes.