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Opinions on the levels of ASD?

appiejoolover

Hello, I was wondering about the different levels of autism and what autistic people think about them. I’ve noticed there’s a bit of a split in the community but there’s a majority of people who think the levels are confusing and often inaccurate. However some people find them useful for accessing support. I personally feel like it’s a fault within other people (not necessarily specific individuals but society) that autistic people need a diagnosis of level 2 or 3 asd to access the support they need. All autistic people deserve and should be able to access the support they need, but the levels can determine/aid with that, and level 1 autistics can find it harder to access support if their autism is seen as “milder”. What are your thoughts? 

Parents

  • In Australia, people diagnosed with level two and three automatically get support, those deemed to be level one have to make a case and be assessed. As far as I know in the UK, the level system is not recognised by health and social services organisations, but need is always assessed individually. Most diagnoses in the UK use the ICD diagnostic manual, which does not have a level of severity system.

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  • In Australia, people diagnosed with level two and three automatically get support, those deemed to be level one have to make a case and be assessed. As far as I know in the UK, the level system is not recognised by health and social services organisations, but need is always assessed individually. Most diagnoses in the UK use the ICD diagnostic manual, which does not have a level of severity system.

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