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Given that the term autism didn't exist before 1911 it probably wasn't being diagnosed a whole lot before then. But I would guess it went up as understanding and awareness of it grew, but there were definitely descriptions of people who met the criteria for it long before then.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_autism
I was wondering about that as I was furiously typing out my scathing sarcastic bullshit with a shit eating grin on my face.