Eliseo120 t1_j9jvsod wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:27 PM

Reply to comment by seamustheseagull in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920

Who says these things are new? It’s more like they were discovered more recently and being diagnosed more often.

BluegrassGeek t1_j9k243u wrote on February 22, 2023 at 3:40 PM

There's a swath of people who want to believe that these things never happened before, and that the new influx of conditions is due to "modern society" brainwashing people to take drugs for (insert random conspiracy theory here).

Belerofontes t1_j9l964n wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:09 PM

...for money. No need to go there.

BluegrassGeek t1_j9lco96 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Nah. These conspiracies always go "there."

JackInTheGrey t1_j9l5ssl wrote on February 22, 2023 at 7:48 PM

I've always thought that the mythological/folklore concept of changelings fit the onset of more intense expressions of autism.