There should be no functional difference... an auto is just an extremely fast growing plant. If you are fast enough, it is possible to uppot them just like a photo, but as long as you are aware of the problems that happen in a larger container and know how to force that container into a wet/dry cycle, I see no problem with the common advice to start an auto in its final container, or at least quickly uppot out of a solo cup into the large container.
This action by itself changes the watering process at first, since the general rule that you don't want the bottom roots to stay underwater is still valid. In a large container with a small plant, it is best not to saturate the entire container at first, and just like in the photo plants, try to tease out roots to grow laterally in the container by making the sides the wettest regions. So whether it is an auto or a regular that was too quickly put into a large container, there are tricks to get those roots to grow out and fill the container. You can take advantage of there being 2 sets of roots... the bottom feeder roots and the top spreader roots, and you can water to runoff one time to feed the lower roots, and then while you are waiting a week or so for the plant to use all of this water all the way to the bottom, you can water the top roots only, every 3 days, just to keep the plant metabolism high and to keep the plant using water and/or nutes. The trick here is to water every 3 days with just enough fluid to soak into the top 3 or 4 inches, but no more. You want to water the top roots but not add to the water table down below. Eventually, you can get the roots strong enough that the plant will be able to drain the entire container in 3 days, and then this two stage watering can go away.
