Since RFK Jr's anti-neurodiverse antics are trending, and today was #Lenin's birthday, now might be a good time to point out that Lenin was probably autistic. He was known to have food issues — his wife reported frustration that he didn't seem to have a favourite food, and when questioned whether he liked a dish he didn't seem to know how to answer. He had a speech impediment, and was known for being unnecessarily pointed and aggressive in his speech. He of course also had his hyperfixations (admittedly, hard not to as a revolutionary theorist).

As far as motor criteria, one really only needs to look at the many awkward ways in which he always sat, to the point that it was stereotyped heavily in Russian media during his life and following his death: One need only "sit like Lenin" in order to be pegged as imitating him. Usually, all twisted up, one leg over the other, his elbow up, maybe his chin in his hand, or some variation of all this.

We obviously can't make a diagnosis for a dead man, but I think it's safe to say that Comrade Lenin was also a comrade in neurodiversity, and yet another excellent rebuttal to recent hateful rhetoric around people with #autism.