Why are savant skills and special talents associated with autism?

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.20552

https://psiquiatria.com/trastornos-infantiles-y-de-la-adolescencia/por-que-las-habilidades-inteligentes-y-los-talentos-especiales-estan-asociados-con-el-autismo/

Special skills typically fall into a narrow range of areas. A recent study suggested that more than 70% of autistic children and adults had a special isolated skill in memory (52% of the sample), visuo‐spatial abilities (32%), calculation, drawing or music (about 17% for each area).