Gareth and Amy set up AFF with an idea that it would be a great conduit for Aspie activism. Then they went and had kids and other projects to entertain themselves like Second Life and various attempts to make inroads in social cyber-platforms like Second Life. Amy rarely involved herself in AFF and when she did she normally pissed off people and came across as a clueless arrogant tyrant. Gareth has throughout the years been off and on.
Whilst she is a clueless, petty, arrogant, vindictive tyrant, he is a Nerd who found the forum evolve into something he possibly is not that interested in but ok having around.
Alex? Well Alex doesn't really care that much about autism. He cares a lot about Alex. He also like money and recognition a lot. If you think of Alex in these terms, you will get a good impression of what motivations around autism he may have.