Given that the term autism didn’t exist before 1911 it probably wasn’t being diagnosed a whole lot before then. But I would guess it went up as understanding and awareness of it grew, but there were definitely descriptions of people who met the criteria for it long before then.
Now compare to autism diagnosese…
…and see no correlation.
Given that the term autism didn’t exist before 1911 it probably wasn’t being diagnosed a whole lot before then. But I would guess it went up as understanding and awareness of it grew, but there were definitely descriptions of people who met the criteria for it long before then.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_autism
Even if there was, I’m much happier being autistic than I would be dead.
I’d much prefer my children alive and autistic than dead (or debilitatingly disabled) too.
There’s something weird about people who seem to think the other way around.