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I don't know if it's the same with autism, but I have read about and experienced something that impacts people with ADHD called demand avoidance, where asking someone to come help with a task or complete a task right now really fucks me up. It completely interrupts the flow of what I'm in the middle of, and I also can feel really frustrated about the demand for no good reason.
Giving me a timer, even a short one, gives me time to mentally transition at my own pace. I assume for a "normal" person its easy to just say "yeah, in a minute", but demand avoidance comes with a pretty strong emotional reaction (frustration, anger, guilt) that is absolutely irrational, but can't be helped.
Like I said, no idea if this is a thing with autism and I don't feel like researching it. Maybe for people with autism is more about routine and planning but idk
Edit: realised after I wrote this response that there is a good chance you're just joking about the literal interpretation of the phrasing used in the comic, and that you know all this already, but I'm leaving it up for posterity.
I was being lighthearted by converting it to seconds, but I was genuinely curious if that was part of communicating with autists. I was wondering if it's something like what you described, or if it would mess them up further because then they might count down the seconds, thinking that was a literal request. That's really interesting how you respond, and I'll keep that in mind when communicating with people who have ADHD. Thanks for the informative answer!