I forget which, but a comedian has a bit that goes “sure, autism didn’t exist in the past, and my neighbor just had $1m worth of train sets in his basement because he was “eccentric.”
I know this is just a meme but autistic people were probably less seen as eccentric, cute and quirky; more likely put in mental institutions where they were abused and in some cases killed. :/
I find it weird to think about this sometimes, especially the fact that in a different time, I’d have probably been institutionalised, despite modern standards considering me “high functioning” that I got to go to university (where I met many other autistic nerds).
✅ I’m in this picture and i don’t like it.
lol…mine’s a shelf and not a drawer. so, i’m good
I think my grandma’s eternal obsession with Elvis Presley, plus some of her other social quirks like coercibility, would be seen as reflective of autism by a professional diagnosis
And lobotomies…
Grandpa’s a professor though.
The man speaks of gravitons and graviolis equitably.
I hear he teaches the Wonton Burrito Meals course at the local university.
