This post from the Language Log about "Bad Language" doesn't have direct bearing on autism or even language processing, but it is an intereting little discussion of "sky-is-falling" fears about whether text messaging is limiting the abilities of kids to engage in meaningful face-to-face interactions. It's also a defense of the attitude of linguists that change in language is a normal and (for the most part) healthy development.
From my personal experience, yes, social and language skills can be taught to people who have impairments in social interaction and language (i.e., people with autism), but they aren't skills that unimpaired young people will lose because they like to spend a lot of time texting.
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