Time Of Autism

It is of my belief that autistic people are not broken or diseased but that instead that we exist in a different manner with many of us being aliens in the current world, by that I mean autistic people are not completely comptable with the world at this time. I believe that those who are on the mid to high end of the autism spectrum are most compatible with ancient times when mankind lived in close nit tribes instead of the monstrous societies that are so prevalent today and the reasons I believe this is as follows

1.) Often autistic people have an instinctual need for justice as they often see actions as either good or evil which prevents them from using the area in-between to justify detestable actions. So because everyone and their actions in a tribal community are so interconnected autistic people would have prospered because tribal communities  rewarded those who choose to behave while severely punishing those who chose not to with great accuracy because the fate of the community’s prosperity and very existence was at stake. Due to this ridged adherence to the rules and laws by the entire community it would mean that autistic individuals where only at a slim chance of becoming overstimulated due to being hurt by another individuals which is in contrast to the reality of what happens today.

2.) Though personal experience, talking with other autistic people, reading research and so forth I have come to understand that even when things are going well autistic individuals have more anxiety in their life than their neurologically typical counterparts and I believe that when we lived in tribes this proved to be of great benefit to autistic individuals. The reason autistic people’s heightened anxiety was of benefit to them was because even in their communities they were never truly safe from the threat of conflicts with animals and the destructive unpredictable forces of nature.

3.) The predominate type of socialization in tribes would have revolved around more in-depth relationships with individuals and it would have also revolved around people’s professions which is consistant with how many autistic individuals prefer to socialize.

4.) Because the survivability of individuals and the entire community was dependent upon people working, autistic individuals would have for the most part been left alone to do their work in peace.

5.) Autistic individuals often work obsessively until something is finished which would have allowed them bring in more food, make more items such as baskets and so forth.

6.) Autistic people have a tendency to be problem solvers by nature which would have been very helpful as such people have a tendency to come up with new ideas, and create new tools to deal with problems.

7.) Autistc individuals by nature are obsessive on topics that are of intrest to them they memorize all they can about the topic and this would have been benificial to autistic people in the tribal times in helping them become masters of their trade and also if they choose to become spiritual leaders or healers.

8.) Autistic people are almost always hypersensitive to light touch which would have allowed them to more easily prevent parasites such as ticks from damaging their bodies because it would be easier for them to detect such threats faster.

9.) Autistic individuals notice details visually more efficiently than NTs which would have allowed them to see dangers that other people wouldn’t have seen and it would have given them advantages in fields that demanded great attention to detail such as weapon making, hunting, leather working weaving and so on.

10.) Autistic individuals sense of hearing is very sensitive and non-selective which would have allowed them hear predators and prey alike faster.

11.) Autistic people’s sense of smell is also very strong this would have allowed them to detect dangers such as fires and predators faster as well as help in detecting prey.

12.) Autistic individuals sense of taste is very sensitive to the point which would have allowed them to taste posions at lower concentrations than other people, and it would have allowed them to enjoy their food more because they could taste it better than others.