Updated May 30, 2016
Why Is It So Hard to Define “High Functioning Autism?”
In a very general way, “high functioning autism” means “a person with relatively mild symptoms which, despite their mildness, are significant enough to merit an autism spectrum diagnosis.”
But there is no formal diagnosis called “high-functioning autism,” and no agreed upon definition of “high functioning.” Add to this the fact that many people…
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