I don't want to go too far afield here, but clearly, there were autistics prior to 1911. Were they lumped together with everyone else not perceived to be 'normal' or
(and here we go)
was there something done (deliberate or accidental) in those days that was effective (to a degree) in approaching/treating the condition ? Would it be possible to rule out, for instance, dirty water, cholera, rotten/rotting food etc. ??
Or is there something in autism that back then resulted in infant mortality, which when that started to decline,let's say late 19th century, there became enough surviving autistics for them to become known ??
(trying to think out of the box, something being around this site seems to foster)
(and here we go)
was there something done (deliberate or accidental) in those days that was effective (to a degree) in approaching/treating the condition ? Would it be possible to rule out, for instance, dirty water, cholera, rotten/rotting food etc. ??
Or is there something in autism that back then resulted in infant mortality, which when that started to decline,let's say late 19th century, there became enough surviving autistics for them to become known ??
(trying to think out of the box, something being around this site seems to foster)
