A different "Lather" question

[thecone]

I have always wondered about the "story" behind Lather....i have an Autistic son & it sounds like Grace is describing Autistic traits (although Autisn was little known in the 60's). Does anyone have any info on Lather?

Thanks.

[Acid Wolf]

Hm...I can see how you would say that. I myself have Asperger's Syndrome, so...

[Clym]

I have always wondered about the "story" behind Lather....i have an Autistic son & it sounds like Grace is describing Autistic traits (although Autisn was little known in the 60's). Does anyone have any info on Lather?

Thanks.

I have to say I've never interpreted the song in that way. It describes childlike activities because it's about the loss of innocence/ loss of childhood/ becoming an adult and leaving the joys of childhood behind. It also, I think, reflects the loss of the hippie dream (plus the obvious drug reference)
Grace wrote it about Dryden, who turned 30.

Autism wasn't well known back then, although I think that The Who's 'Tommy' had elements of it, whether Pete Townsend intended it or not.