For a time, I ran a small private email list to discuss research related to brain wiring through the lens of the personal experiences of youth who were not neurotypical. This included my two sons. The list was set up to serve the emotional, social and psychological needs of my oldest son. I think he was about 15 or 16 at the time. When he lost interest, the list died and I ultimately disbanded it.

You might find it helpful to look into brain research rather than psychological research. A lot of psychological research is really poorly done. But brain research has a lot of interesting tidbits based on some very solid experiments.

You might also look for historical case files about individuals, plus read biographies and fiction with an eye towards getting insight into individuals and how they experience the world.

Yes, people who are not neurotypical simply operate differently, so differently that a lot of what is written on the subject is biased to the point of uselessness.

You might find the writings of Temple Grandin of interest. You might find it useful to join online parent support groups and lurk. You might get good book recommendations out of that, plus useful anecdotal information.

Best.