ASD and MBTI

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I’m sure this has been brought up here before, but do you think that in general ASD seems to correlate with certain Myers Briggs types? A lot of ASD traits seem to suggest an INxx type, or if you’re familiar with cognitive functions, someone with very low extraverted sensing. For example things like:

Need for routine, trouble “living in the moment”
Performs poorly in unscripted social situations
Poor coordination
Trouble with too much sensory input at once
Living in one’s head a lot of the time
Lack of “common sense”, could be brilliant in one area but bad at practical tasks

I know common types are INTJ and INTP, but I see people online who describe their “INFJ” traits and to be honest, they sound like they’re ASD or neurodiverse in some way.

I also don’t get the odd fascination with the “INFJ” type like everyone who has ever had trouble fitting in, or has any empathy whatsoever is claiming that specific type, but that’s a different issue.

I'm an INFJ. I always thought the type sounded a lot like a childhood abuse survivor. I even made a thread on Reddit asking other INFJs what their experiences were. Very many of them had suffered abuse and neglect.

I'm usually Ixxx.

But that's because of my vulnerability to stress and stimuli instead of actual introversion.

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INTJ here

I'm intp.

Infj here. I and N are a given in my opinion. T/F and J/P vary.

I'm an ISTJ. The J/P is the closest to 50/50; the I and T are pretty solid.

I can never remember what the heck I am, or what all the letters mean.

It's too complicated for me.

Strong INT, close J or P.

Thanks!

I'll try it again. First question is about making friends. Just to clarify, when tests ask about about friends does that mean real life friends, or do online friends count? I'm never sure what that means.

I always go off offline life experiences

I still don't get it. lol

The questions were too vague and could be interpreted multiple ways.

The scoring system was also too subjective.

I still have no idea what all these letters mean, or what it signifies.

I asked my ASD daughter if she's done this test. She said she got INFP just like me. Her therapist (who is also on the spectrum) apparently said that most autistic people get INFP according to her research and the people she has tested in her practice. Then something about the Judging - Prospecting category can go either way for autistic people because they both represent autistic qualities.

I still don't quite understand what any of it means.

What is Prospecting?