Pedophiles tended to have lower IQs than controls and showed significantly more impairment on all measures
I think the reason is that pedophiles' brains did not develop in step with the rest of their bodies. They are kids mentally and wish to go back to that time (see: Michael Jackson) because it was the only time they fit in. Pedos get lumped in with the other class of people who act like children--noble autists--and sometimes incorrectly get praised for autist superpowers they do not actually have.