22/07/2025
Not our words, but beautifully put
“Why are so many kids autistic these days?” 🤔
Must be the jabs.
Or the Calpol.
Or CBeebies.
Or whatever nonsense TikTok’s got you clutching your pearls about today.
Nope!
What’s actually mad is how people carry on like autism just suddenly appeared out of thin air — when truth is, you grew up surrounded by undiagnosed autistic people.
You just called it something else.
Your cousin wasn’t “bone idle.”
He just couldn’t cope without a routine.
Your uncle didn’t “give you the creeps.”
He struggled with social interaction.
Your grandad, the one who always had to sit in the same chair and eat the exact same breakfast?
That was sensory comfort and a bit of a hyperfixation.
The classmate who was a genius but barely said a word?
The sibling who kicked off over scratchy jumpers or noisy places?
The kid who could tell you everything about trains or dinosaurs like a walking encyclopaedia?
The adult who wears the same outfit every single day because it just feels right?
You didn’t miss autism.
You mislabelled it.
Autism isn’t new — but getting a diagnosis is.
Awareness is.
Acceptance is.
So sure, carry on blaming tablets or screen time if it helps you sleep at night — meanwhile, entire generations were written off as “odd,” “naughty,” or “a bit slow.”
It’s not that there’s more autism now.
It’s just that, finally, people are being seen for who they truly are.
