In the 70s, I was still in school.

Peanut Butter: one kid, any nut actually, and sesame seeds were like death for her. First and only time I've ever witnessed anaphylaxis. Scary AF.

Gluten: I don't think any of us even knew what gluten WAS.

Austistic: One kid out of a school of about 3500 pupils. Typical rocking back and forth, noncommunicative, non-functional. Should have been institutionalized. No idea why he was in public school.

Transgender: no one knew the term. Most knew what a transsexual was, but we'd only see them on the boardwalk. We knew what transvestites and drag queens were, and mocked then accordingly. And if you were one, you didn't tell anyone because of shame.

What a different world.