To begin with, the etiology and pathogenesis of autism are still far from fully understood. There are no objective diagnostic criteria, like e.g. biomarkers. Given this state of affairs it's impossible to know if any particular animal model of autism is correct. Additionally there are plenty of reasons to be cautious about drawing far-reaching conclusions about a complex pervasive neurodevelopmental human condition based on a study of a nonhuman animal. For reasons frequently related to funding it's popular to proclaim that a finding has or soon will have great importance to the understanding of autism, especially with more funding to the reporting team.