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When most people think of autism as a "spectrum", they think of it in terms of one's "functionality", that being the amount of support that one requires to live their life. This scale ranges from "high functioning", where they need little to no assistance and actually act no different from an average person, to "low functioning", where they're so braindead that they absolutely must be kept an eye on as they're on their tablet. | When most people think of autism as a "spectrum", they think of it in terms of one's "functionality", that being the amount of support that one requires to live their life. This scale ranges from "high functioning", where they need little to no assistance and actually act no different from an average person, to "low functioning", where they're so braindead that they absolutely must be kept an eye on as they're on their tablet. | ||
However, this type of scale has severe limitations. | However, outside of whatever moral implications may come about from depicting people as bumbling tards for being autistic alone, this type of scale has severe limitations. | ||
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This page is all about the 'tism, as explained by an actual autist.
Autism as a "Spectrum"
Autism has always been understood as a "spectrum".
"High" and "Low" Functioning Autism
When most people think of autism as a "spectrum", they think of it in terms of one's "functionality", that being the amount of support that one requires to live their life. This scale ranges from "high functioning", where they need little to no assistance and actually act no different from an average person, to "low functioning", where they're so braindead that they absolutely must be kept an eye on as they're on their tablet.
However, outside of whatever moral implications may come about from depicting people as bumbling tards for being autistic alone, this type of scale has severe limitations.