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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

    High-Functioning Autism is another diagnostic term for individuals on the spectrum who appear to come across more so as a neurotypical (an individual who is not on the spectrum) and appears as if they are 'more capable and more inteligent' than somebody who has a lower IQ. 

    It has also been discussed that individuals with this condition function well with attending school and have not shown any difficulty with the three triads: socialising , communication and behaviour which Asperger's does.

    The term High Functioning Autism upset a lot of individuals as it was made to believe that due to people with this disorder having an average or above average IQ that they wouldn't have any further difficulty in later life , which is nothing but further from the truth.

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  • 4 months ago

    High-Functioning Autism is another diagnostic term for individuals on the spectrum who appear to come across more so as a neurotypical (an individual who is not on the spectrum) and appears as if they are 'more capable and more inteligent' than somebody who has a lower IQ. 

    It has also been discussed that individuals with this condition function well with attending school and have not shown any difficulty with the three triads: socialising , communication and behaviour which Asperger's does.

    The term High Functioning Autism upset a lot of individuals as it was made to believe that due to people with this disorder having an average or above average IQ that they wouldn't have any further difficulty in later life , which is nothing but further from the truth.

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