The intellectual advantages conferred by being oblivious to social cues are evident, and could be used to advantage in the work world.

Just as long as that same obliviousness to how most humans function doesn't affect those other humans negatively.

There have been many criticisms of the downside of having males design products for females while having no clue about the needs of said females, let's not encourage people who have no clue how most humans function, in charge of creating systems for those humans that do not take human emotions into account. That is a recipe for disaster.