Todays Aspies vs. Yesterdays Aspies

[Sparticus]

You bring up a good point about technology. In the old days [WW2 & Vietnam generation] socializing was very different from what it is today. Family stuck together more & friends were more real. However I'd imagine in school it would have been much more difficult.

I believe it depends on your support system and or whether we have a job/career or not. Men of my generation have been/are still heavily judged for what we do for a living. And if unemployed or on disability, there are persistent negative connotations assessed.

Imo if in the past [or today] you can fit into society somehow [even if just having a support system] then you might be in a good space. I imagine you can google this & maybe get a more accurate answer. I might be wrong about the above.

Kinda been thinking about this at work today. The last 50 years have been a massive step forward with long-distance connection and technology overall. Cell phones, internet, satellites. It's almost impossible to "escape". One of my biggest AS traits is that I can be a social butterfly in short spans of time but I NEED to get away and be by myself very often. Cell phones make that somewhat difficult to do, and there's countless more examples for other scenarios with current technology.

Do you think aspies 50 years ago had an easier time being themselves or no difference?