Many cultures have folklore about children being replaced overnight with an identical “other” child.
Many of these folktales even attribute what are now known as Autistic traits to the “new” child.
It’s easy to see that many of these stories are *about* Autistic children.
- Changling
- Indigo Child
- Gifted
- Little Bit Autistic
- Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
- Broad Autism Phenotype
These are all terms & concepts across the decades that might be used to explain that a person is Autistic while not saying “I am Autistic” / “They are Autistic”
Many cultures have folklore about children being replaced overnight with an identical “other” child.
Many of these folktales even attribute what are now known as Autistic traits to the “new” child.
It’s easy to see that many of these stories are *about* Autistic children.