Autos can be grown almost exactly like non-autos, but there are some differences besides the autoflowering:
1. They might require less food.
2. Because lights can be left on up to 24 hours a day, they get more light during flower than non-autos, and light burn is a danger.
Myths about autos:
1. They are more flimsy and can't handle stress.
2. They have a fixed lifetime, and if something happens to delay growth, they can't recover.
3. They stay small, and yield small.
4. Topping, training, etc can't be done with autos.
5. They are less potent that non-autos. This might be partially true, but the differences are very minor, and the best autos are very potent.
Again, these are false myths, propagated mostly by non-auto growers, or growers who got seeds from bad auto breeders.