So, an example of #Autistic folks before modern vaccines is #NikolaTesla! Compassionate, brilliant, and had his ideas stolen by #Edison!
Excerpt from "Was Nikola Tesla Autistic?"
"Some Eccentric Quirks Might Hint at the Possibility of Autism
Tesla garnered headlines for other reasons that fascinated the public, as well:
A carefully regimented daily schedule with work from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and dinner at the same restaurant at precisely 8:10 p.m., to be served only by the headwaiter.
Physical tics such as repeatedly curling his toes 100 times each night.
His eidetic memory that allowed him to instantly memorize books and possess perfect recall, allowing him to learn 8 languages easily.
He demonstrated an early ability to perform complex integral calculus computations in his head.
In his youth, Tesla experienced periods of sickness during which he would have visions. These were often the genesis of inventions or solutions to technical problems.
He became obsessed with electricity at an early age.
Because of his inventions and the era in which he lived, many of Tesla’s quirks were seen simply as the eccentricities of a genius—the archetype of the mad inventor.
But looking back, it’s easy to see many of those some quirks as evidence of typical symptoms of an individual with high-functioning autism."
https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org/was-nikola-tesla-autistic/
