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Oyez, oyez! Calling all "high functioners"!

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...Autism is a spectrum and everyone is different. What characterises a diagnosis of autism is if it has an impact on ones daily life. I am classed as "high functioning" but currently do not know what this means.

Overload as a result from doing less than what someone who is not autistic can do. This means currently bare minimum of activity because intolerance and sensory input cannot be regulated. 
Working hours are reduced because of the struggle to cope with full time even though preference is to work more. The load is primarily from executive function difficulties which also include the social aspect and sensory. Fatigue on a daily basis which impacts everything.

So, when people make throwaway comments like "we're all a bit autistic" or "I think my dog is a bit autistic" (yes, I was present), or labels like "high functioning", or someone gets imposter syndrome thinking they are "not autistic enough", just remember - the difficulties faced - on a daily basis - which many people do not face.

I'm not saying no-one else has problems, but they are of a different kind.

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  • My IQ has been messured at 123. That's it. That's what high functioning is. You have normal / high inteligence. The term has nothing to do with how well you function within sociaty or daily life. Autistic people with high IQ are gona have better coping stratergies, usually, but not always. And sometimes having a good coping stratergy hurts you in the long run because when it breaks down no one is ready to help or make alowences.

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  • My IQ has been messured at 123. That's it. That's what high functioning is. You have normal / high inteligence. The term has nothing to do with how well you function within sociaty or daily life. Autistic people with high IQ are gona have better coping stratergies, usually, but not always. And sometimes having a good coping stratergy hurts you in the long run because when it breaks down no one is ready to help or make alowences.

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    Peter said:
    My IQ has been messured at 123. That's it. That's what high functioning is. You have normal / high inteligence. The term has nothing to do with how well you function within sociaty or daily life.

    It actually has the opposite meaning of how you've described it. Per my previous reply, IQ levels can vary significantly among those who might be termed "high functioning". The term relates only to their - perceived / assumed - ability to cope in society and daily life. And therein lies part of the issue with the terminology.