I agree that autism has been around for longer than the official diagnosis. We keep learning more about how the brain functions and that reveals more traits that we can then name. But my question is - is there really a neurotypical brain? Maybe all these things they are calling disorders or syndromes are just different ways that people are made and none are good or bad. Just something I've been wondering about. All people are worthy of respect and I think it is good when we can understand them better. Thank you for this interesting article!
I'm glad God made you just the way he did 💕
I agree that autism has been around for longer than the official diagnosis. We keep learning more about how the brain functions and that reveals more traits that we can then name. But my question is - is there really a neurotypical brain? Maybe all these things they are calling disorders or syndromes are just different ways that people are made and none are good or bad. Just something I've been wondering about. All people are worthy of respect and I think it is good when we can understand them better. Thank you for this interesting article!
Yes.
Autism may have been around for ALMOST as long as humans have.
But I believe it may have taken a few hundred years, at least, for the human genome to be sufficiently corrupted to produce autism.
It would not be unreasonable to think that it may have taken a few thousand years for the genome to get that bad.
I lean toward the thousands of years theory.
Also, I am one of those who believe that Autism is not always bad.
But, in my case, and for many others, I think it can be very bad.
But to be clear, it is really the general genetic weakness that causes all the comorbidities which is really what is so problematic.