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It wasn't till education and office jobs became more common that autistic people started separating from what they were seen as being "oh yeah joe, hes a tad off but gets his work done and he's nice" to instead where you're told to stay in a room all day and do this annoying thing.
A few hundred years ago there wasn't as much to overwhelm autistic folks compared to todays cities and technology. Also the repetitive farmwork (ex. churning butter) is something autistic people excell at as they can zone out and just vibe.
I heard this quote that really makes it obvious, "how come dyslexic people didn't exist until widespread literacy?"
That's a pretty rosy interpretation. Another would be that, unless you were wealthy, no one really gave a shit. I'm sure a lot of autistic people just died in the gutters because they weren't able to find steady employment.
I'm sure plenty were able to contribute to family trades like farming, etc. But human history is full of death and despair.