Re: Are there more autistic people now?

On Thu, 15 May 2025 17:31:52 -0400, Auric Hellman
<adhellman1@gmail.com> wrote:

Back in the day, an uneducated public would refer to them as "slow",
while the crude would label them "retards".

I don't have an understanding about the end result (years later) of
those "afflicted," but I am briefly aware of the below topic.  I
suspect brain development might be a misunderstood topic, or at least
years ago---stats might suggest a group of say children should be at
this 'level', so if not up to this...slow.

My niece could have gone to Harvard at 12, but her parents said no;
and based upon this stat, there are a lot of "retards" out there:-)
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