Statistically, an autistic adult is more likely to have “childish toys” like dolls and stuffed animals than a neurotypical adult. This, and other traits that could be described as childlike, could lead someone to believe that they have a child’s mind, but my own personal theory (not professional at all, just some personal experience with autistic folk, and a suspicion that I might have a touch of the 'tism myself) is that they just don’t care about the norms as much. Most of us decided to give up childish things even though we still enjoyed them, we just felt pressured to “grow up”, but autism makes it harder to understand social norms, so they just keep doing what they do because that’s what they enjoy and how you feel about it doesn’t really matter.
No, but I can understand why you’d ask that.
Statistically, an autistic adult is more likely to have “childish toys” like dolls and stuffed animals than a neurotypical adult. This, and other traits that could be described as childlike, could lead someone to believe that they have a child’s mind, but my own personal theory (not professional at all, just some personal experience with autistic folk, and a suspicion that I might have a touch of the 'tism myself) is that they just don’t care about the norms as much. Most of us decided to give up childish things even though we still enjoyed them, we just felt pressured to “grow up”, but autism makes it harder to understand social norms, so they just keep doing what they do because that’s what they enjoy and how you feel about it doesn’t really matter.