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 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
Yes, In the 1970s I was just a weird kid. Super bright but eccentric. Didn’t get along with peers…or anyone really. Was often the target of bullies.
Also very very sad all the time. But that was major depression diagnosed in my twenties. I was around fifty when I got an ASD diagnosis from my therapist.
I am pretty sure I was the thesis for her PHD.
Right, I’ll remember that the next time gramps spends 3 hours going on about trains.
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.
✅ I’m in this picture and i don’t like it.
lol…mine’s a shelf and not a drawer. so, i’m good
Accordion folder for different gauges.
Most diseases, bacteria and viruses also did not exist until the last century. Never mind that avarage lifespan also shot up after cures were discovered for the previously non-existant health issues.
