Nothing I wrote is in conflict with Paco's chart.
Think, also, about when you have been "in live aircraft hundreds of times" - you are in a steady auto at, perhaps, 30 kt.
When you want to speed up to 60kt for the flare, or if you have regained the profile for the aiming point, you lower the nose, and for each 10 kt you want to regain, you will burn off 100', rather rapidly. Once back in a steady state, the ROD will settle back a bit, but the speeding up greatly INCREASES the ROD until you reach the steady speed.
I’m guessing you two have never actually autorotated anything
You are absolutely right.
You
are guessing. But just a bit off.