Autism (Porvenir)

Autism was initially considered a developmental disability involving social differences, repetitive behavior, and sensory sensitivities. Autistic people have a wide range of support needs and abilities.
Until the 21st Century, autism affected only a small minority of the global population and autistic people were often ostracized. By 2040 however, 50% of people had been officially diagnosed with autism. 2100 saw a general consensus among the medical community that all living people were autistic. At this time, it was finally accepted that autism was the next step in human evolution, and it was no longer considered a disorder.
==21st Century==
Considered the dark age of autism awareness, many autistic individuals were bullied by their peers during the 21st Century. While mean-spirited treatment of the autistic was commonplace, the autistic community also faced a form of "benevolent" discrimination from those who pitied them. Autism Speaks, the largest autism awareness organization in the world, was often accused of well-intended ignorance. Many parents forced their autistic children to live with them even after reaching adulthood, believing them incapable of survival on their lonesome. Despite historians and medical officials identifying many successful autistic people both living and deceased, many still generalized autism as a disease and sought a "cure". 
The 21st Century was not however without its positives for autistic people. In 2034, five years after the human brain was fully reverse-engineered by American neuroscientists, brain surgery became available to correct issues like ataxia, sensory processing disorder, and executive dysfunction. This allowed autistic people to shed some of their difficulties while retaining their strengths. Many autistic people, especially those with higher support needs, underwent this surgery and lived improved lives. This began to sway popular opinion around autism.
2072 saw the election of the first openly autistic person to the U.S Presidency.
==22nd Century==
In 2100, the scientific community reached the universal conclusion that all humans were now autistic. It also became clear that autism was in fact the next step in human evolution. With the entire world population autistic, the positives rather than the negatives of autism were now given focus. The truth that autistic people were much more superior thinkers and creatives than those without autism was realized. Unprecedented autistic compassion and empathy saw war, poverty, and crime take a nosedive across the world. As everyone was autistic, established social norms also changed, leaving few feeling abandoned by society. While suffering and evil still existed, it was unarguable to most that autism had left the planet a better place.
Towards the end of the 2100s, more advances in human biology, considered akin to the powers of superheroes emerged. Thanks to greater human understanding, neurodiversity is celebrated as a key aspect of diversity, and people of all neurotypes are valued and respected.
==Famous People With Autism==
The following people have been diagnosed with autism either posthumously by the scientific community or at some point during their lifetimes.
*Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th U.S President
*Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German physicist
*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer
*Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), American director
*Emiliano "Chuggaconroy" Rodolfo Rosales-Birou (1990-2102), American internet personality
AbeLincoln.png|Abraham Lincoln: 16th U.S President
AlbertEinstein.jpg|Albert Einstein: German physicist
Mozart.jpg|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Austrian composer
StanleyKubrick.jpg|Stanley Kubrick: American director
Chuggaconroy.jpg|Chuggaconroy: American internet personality
Category:Culture
Category:Scenario: Porvenir