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High Functioning vs. Low Functioning: Why Functioning Labels Hurt the Autistic Community
The response I most commonly hear when I disclose to someone that I am autistic is, “Wow, you must be really high functioning. I would never have known if you didn’t tell me.”
There’s a lot to unpack here.