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Higher Level ASD - What does it mean

VickiE4

I have a 4.5 year old son who has been diagnosed, as possibly, being higher level ASD. A number of interventions have been put in place and we are now waiting for a review to confirm or not diagnosis. 

 

I don't seem to be able to find information on what HL ASD actually means in terms of lifestyle etc. Can anyone enlighten me?

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  • HFA doesnt seem to have much of a description to it. But i believe it can cause high level of stress to an autistic person

    Anyway im new to this, and im Autistic too (i have AS) and my experiences with AS have been OK.

    I was a person to get a lot of 1 to 1 help at primary and high school, knowing i would of struggled, i needed the help that was there for me at the time, and not only that, i gained help outside of classes, like extra english lessons (my english isnt exactly fantastic)

    And then college came along and i never recieved the same help, although i did get some, but at least i came through the courses i did just fine.

    Then onto higher education, and i continually received the help that i needed (although this time i had to take part in sorting things out), since i started HE i have had notetakers and support from people.

    Outside of that, its hard for people to understand what AS is. Its like if you come across someone you have never met and say something strange, you woulkd probably just get laughed at (can depend on the person too, they might know a bit about AS)

    Its can be hard for us AS people to be accepted into some crowds, because of such things like a habit they have or a thing they will say or do.

    I have a habit of twisting things like bag handles (which i love doing) and people can laugh all they want...... id just continue to do what i like to do with a bag handle or a piece of clothing.

    and i tend to like football and computer games most :)

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  • HFA doesnt seem to have much of a description to it. But i believe it can cause high level of stress to an autistic person

    Anyway im new to this, and im Autistic too (i have AS) and my experiences with AS have been OK.

    I was a person to get a lot of 1 to 1 help at primary and high school, knowing i would of struggled, i needed the help that was there for me at the time, and not only that, i gained help outside of classes, like extra english lessons (my english isnt exactly fantastic)

    And then college came along and i never recieved the same help, although i did get some, but at least i came through the courses i did just fine.

    Then onto higher education, and i continually received the help that i needed (although this time i had to take part in sorting things out), since i started HE i have had notetakers and support from people.

    Outside of that, its hard for people to understand what AS is. Its like if you come across someone you have never met and say something strange, you woulkd probably just get laughed at (can depend on the person too, they might know a bit about AS)

    Its can be hard for us AS people to be accepted into some crowds, because of such things like a habit they have or a thing they will say or do.

    I have a habit of twisting things like bag handles (which i love doing) and people can laugh all they want...... id just continue to do what i like to do with a bag handle or a piece of clothing.

    and i tend to like football and computer games most :)

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