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Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023
1y
ENFP
Gemini
You are not “high functioning”
I am autistic. Whenever I hear someone describe me or others as high functioning I cringe. Autism is a spectrum. To me, the spectrum is shaped like a circle, rather than a line. Where you are strong in one area, you may struggle in another. I am not high functioning because I can mask. You are not high functioning either! You are simply autistic. Differentiating low and high functioning is very gross. It’s giving Hans Asperger (Nazi scientist who the term Asperger’s is named after btw). The next time you go “I’m high functioning” to describe yourself, ask yourself WHY you’re doing it and why you feel the need to distance yourself from “lower functioning” autistics. Note when allistics (non-autistic people) call you high functioning because I promise you it is a backhanded compliment.
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