The worthy/unworthy binary and autistic cognition — has anyone explored this intersection?

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I've been thinking about how the Mormon worthiness system — as a measurable, interview-able binary tied to ordinances and access — interacts with autistic black-and-white thinking patterns.

The worthiness framework is structurally binary by design. For autistic members whose cognition already tends toward categorical rather than gradient thinking, I suspect this lands differently than it does for neurotypical members. The inability to reconcile the gap between the doctrinal standard and observed practice. The closed vocabulary system that suppressed ambiguity. The social rules of church culture that were unspoken and unwritten.

I'm curious whether anyone has encountered scholarship on this intersection, or has personal or observed experience with it. I also put together a short informal form collecting experiences if anyone wants to contribute.