This chapter explores the bi-directional strengths of autistics in the academy: the strengths that autistic people bring to their role, and the strengths of the university environment as a workplace for academics. Key strengths of autistic people that are beneficial in academic roles include focused interests, attention to detail, pragmatism, and many other aspects that may not be evident in common stereotypes of autism. Strengths of the academic environment as an autistic workplace include the cerebral nature of the role, structured interactions, and the value placed on in-depth knowledge. Combined, these bi-directional strengths are expanded on in the context of the resulting capacity for autistic people in academia to learn, teach, work, help, and connect.