Who benefits from including students with autism in literacy classrooms?

In a recent article in The Reading Teacher titled "Why Everyone Benefits From Including Students With Autism in Literacy Classrooms," Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Paula Kluth argue for the inclusion of students with autism in such classrooms. They believe that benefits include the expansion of literacy concepts, more variations for classroom participation, a focus on outcomes in instructional planning, families have more of an opportunity to become partners, and teachers are positioned as inquirers in the classroom.
I can see the author's point in the article. It gave me a different perspective on the way a classroom can run with students who have autism participating in the same activities as the other students. So often, these students are pulled out for literacy instruction because they are on a lower reading level, or do not seem to benefit from the same instruction as other students. In this article, the authors shed light on a form of literacy instruction that is beneficial for all students-- including students with autism. I think that it is important for teachers to have a similar outlook on teaching as the authors of this article and consider the best way to include all of their students when planning instruction.