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High Functioning

TheCatWoman
4 months ago

Is What does this actally mean in practice, not the dictionary definition, but for those of us so labelled? Although no ones ever told me I'm high functioning, I guess I am.

Is it a helpful term or unhelpful?

Does it express our experiences properly or reflect away from them?

Is this a term more helpful to NT's than us?

Personally I find the term a bit insulting as well as divisive and dismissive.

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  • 4 months ago

    I think it might be useful in terms of fostering the understanding that there are some people who don't "look" autistic but still are. 

    I understand why you find the term a bit insulting and divisive Catwoman, but the problem is that many people still associate autism with severe learning difficulties. I am autistic but do not have any learning difficulties, I just need some minor adjustments at work. So maybe it helps non autistic people to understand us better? I have a few NT friends at work, so I might ask them if they think it's helpful.

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  • 4 months ago

    I think it might be useful in terms of fostering the understanding that there are some people who don't "look" autistic but still are. 

    I understand why you find the term a bit insulting and divisive Catwoman, but the problem is that many people still associate autism with severe learning difficulties. I am autistic but do not have any learning difficulties, I just need some minor adjustments at work. So maybe it helps non autistic people to understand us better? I have a few NT friends at work, so I might ask them if they think it's helpful.

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