all autistic people are high function or all autistc people are low functon

CJ115 said:

Hi bumblebeedreams,  Thanks so much for this information, I had absolutely no idea what the differences were, and now I know, there are no differences!  My daughter at home is absolutely crazy, at school hardly talks and  is mouse like however, take her to the doctors and she is classed as mute (I did laugh at that one!).  How do you class that? As the mother in the article says, I love my daughter for who she is, not what I want her to be. 

I do worry about 'outside' She sees five year olds outside playing on their own and larger groups of older children, but (Jane) cannot understand the boundaries, every day she goes a little further, but has also started taking my three year old with her! All she sees is me being horrible (and lots of other harsh words!) for not letting her play on her own, or walk to school, walk to the shop (cross the really busy road, that she forgot was there!).  I will just keep plodding along, but anyone else confused should definately read the article posted - enlightening is an understatement.

CJ

You're welcome.

I do just want to say that I disagree with some of the article, most especially the tone the author uses towards potential readers, but I thought it was a brilliant post with regards to explaining how high functioning and low functioning labels aren't all that helpful. 

My daughter is high functioning (the label she was given),  and she can do most things, but she really isn't high functioning in the middle of a meltdown almost each morning.   She's a math genius,  but forgets every day things constantly, and struggles to maintain hygeine without reminders.

My little boy is high functioning,  but he's like your little girl is,  he doesn't see roads, and I need to help him across, even though he's 11, because he just can't focus on things like that most of the time.   He knows everything there is to know about space,  the universe,  lego,  sonic the hedgehog,  but he often doesn't realise he needs to go to the toilet until it's too late and he has a wet patch.

I'm high functioning a lot of the time,  but that doesn't mean that I don't sit in my car and cry at times because a shopping trip completely overwhelmed me.  Or when I completely fail at a conversation that would sometimes be fairly easy for me.

CJ115 said:

Hi bumblebeedreams,  Thanks so much for this information, I had absolutely no idea what the differences were, and now I know, there are no differences!  My daughter at home is absolutely crazy, at school hardly talks and  is mouse like however, take her to the doctors and she is classed as mute (I did laugh at that one!).  How do you class that? As the mother in the article says, I love my daughter for who she is, not what I want her to be. 

I do worry about 'outside' She sees five year olds outside playing on their own and larger groups of older children, but (Jane) cannot understand the boundaries, every day she goes a little further, but has also started taking my three year old with her! All she sees is me being horrible (and lots of other harsh words!) for not letting her play on her own, or walk to school, walk to the shop (cross the really busy road, that she forgot was there!).  I will just keep plodding along, but anyone else confused should definately read the article posted - enlightening is an understatement.

CJ

You're welcome.

I do just want to say that I disagree with some of the article, most especially the tone the author uses towards potential readers, but I thought it was a brilliant post with regards to explaining how high functioning and low functioning labels aren't all that helpful. 

My daughter is high functioning (the label she was given),  and she can do most things, but she really isn't high functioning in the middle of a meltdown almost each morning.   She's a math genius,  but forgets every day things constantly, and struggles to maintain hygeine without reminders.

My little boy is high functioning,  but he's like your little girl is,  he doesn't see roads, and I need to help him across, even though he's 11, because he just can't focus on things like that most of the time.   He knows everything there is to know about space,  the universe,  lego,  sonic the hedgehog,  but he often doesn't realise he needs to go to the toilet until it's too late and he has a wet patch.

I'm high functioning a lot of the time,  but that doesn't mean that I don't sit in my car and cry at times because a shopping trip completely overwhelmed me.  Or when I completely fail at a conversation that would sometimes be fairly easy for me.