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

Not as difficult to organise all of us as it probably sounds

I'm not diagnosed but I'm pretty certain that I'd get a diagnosis if I went for an assessment.  I have a routine that works fairly well for all of us,  and as long as we stick to it, and I have my morning cup of tea, I can cope with almost anything.

It would probably be more difficult for a completely NT parent actually.  I can relate to the kids and understand most of their behaviours.  It must be difficult to stand on the outside and not understand their inner world.

It did definitely sound like the author was frustrated didn't it.  It is really dificult trying to get people to understand that your child has autism, and high functioning doesn't mean that they can just stop displaying autistic behaviours.

That's a good question with regards to excellence at chosen subjects.  My daughter was leaping ahead of her peers in math by a few months into nursery school and it just grew from there.  Each time there were new maths things to do, she'd grasp it so easily that it astonished me.  I'm not wired for math myself,  and I was useless at anything past fractions.  My daughter is also great at other subjects,  especally science,  but she is a bit slower in english (reading, spelling, creative writing) or foreign languages.  Not enough to hamper her much through any career she chooses, but enough to frustrate her and upset her at times when it seems like her brain is too fuzzy to do a test or something. 

My little boy is also a whiz at math,  he's great at everything aside from english really.  He does love reading,  but he's not very good yet at spelling, and he often skips reading the whole word and decides that it says something different (I think he just takes in the first and last letters a lot of the time).  His ability in math, and his interests in space etc started when he was around 7ish properly. 

As far as your daughter is concerned,  her ability in reading and spelling is how I was as a child.  I wasn't great at much else,  but that love of reading has carried me to so many different areas of research, and enjoyment.  I can't guarantee that your daughter will be able to grasp everything that society wants her to, and I can't guarantee that she won't struggle in high school,  but a love of reading is fantastic, and should be the key to helping her find whatever her niche ends up being. 

You sound like you've got the right idea already,  you're talking about pushing her gently forwards, but not trying to shove her. 

Not as difficult to organise all of us as it probably sounds

I'm not diagnosed but I'm pretty certain that I'd get a diagnosis if I went for an assessment.  I have a routine that works fairly well for all of us,  and as long as we stick to it, and I have my morning cup of tea, I can cope with almost anything.

It would probably be more difficult for a completely NT parent actually.  I can relate to the kids and understand most of their behaviours.  It must be difficult to stand on the outside and not understand their inner world.

It did definitely sound like the author was frustrated didn't it.  It is really dificult trying to get people to understand that your child has autism, and high functioning doesn't mean that they can just stop displaying autistic behaviours.

That's a good question with regards to excellence at chosen subjects.  My daughter was leaping ahead of her peers in math by a few months into nursery school and it just grew from there.  Each time there were new maths things to do, she'd grasp it so easily that it astonished me.  I'm not wired for math myself,  and I was useless at anything past fractions.  My daughter is also great at other subjects,  especally science,  but she is a bit slower in english (reading, spelling, creative writing) or foreign languages.  Not enough to hamper her much through any career she chooses, but enough to frustrate her and upset her at times when it seems like her brain is too fuzzy to do a test or something. 

My little boy is also a whiz at math,  he's great at everything aside from english really.  He does love reading,  but he's not very good yet at spelling, and he often skips reading the whole word and decides that it says something different (I think he just takes in the first and last letters a lot of the time).  His ability in math, and his interests in space etc started when he was around 7ish properly. 

As far as your daughter is concerned,  her ability in reading and spelling is how I was as a child.  I wasn't great at much else,  but that love of reading has carried me to so many different areas of research, and enjoyment.  I can't guarantee that your daughter will be able to grasp everything that society wants her to, and I can't guarantee that she won't struggle in high school,  but a love of reading is fantastic, and should be the key to helping her find whatever her niche ends up being. 

You sound like you've got the right idea already,  you're talking about pushing her gently forwards, but not trying to shove her.