I'm in a different part of IT, but also autistic. Most of this resonated with me as well. Back when I worked in an office, the sensory issues (oh gawd florescent lights!) and the forced socialization was so upsetting for me. These days I don't have to deal with the latter because I'm VERY remote from the company I work for, because otherwise I think they'd still expect me to show up for events. As it is, I will probably never meet most of my co-workers, YAY! (We also have cameras turned off by default which is awesome for me!)