Published on 12, July, 2020
https://themighty.com/2019/06/study-high-functioning-autism-labels-harmful/
https://themighty.com/2019/04/autism-functioning-labels/
I think it's mainly the difference in terminology between science and everyday usage? In psychology "functioning" mainly just refers to "cognitive functioning", which is largely IQ and executive function.But people more familiar with the layman's term might misinterpret the term?
Which suggests a certain degree of myopia on the part of psychologists .