#high fuctioning autism

[frat-now]

Low-Functioning Autism: Definition, Therapies, Comorbidities & FAQs

Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that manifests differently in each individual, leading to a diverse range of strengths and challenges. The terms "low-functioning" and "high-functioning" autism, while commonly used, can be misleading and stigmatizing. It's important to understand that these terms lack official medical recognition within the current diagnostic framework.

Understanding "Low-Functioning" Autism: The term "low-functioning autism" is not an official medical diagnosis, but it is often used colloquially to describe individuals with ASD who face significant challenges in communication, social interaction, and behavior. However, this term is considered outdated and misleading due to its potential to oversimplify and stigmatize the diverse experiences of individuals on the autism spectrum.

Symptoms and Therapies: Individuals with severe autism may exhibit a range of symptoms, including severe language deficits, sensory challenges, repetitive behaviors, and behavioral problems. Therapeutic interventions, such as Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, sensory integration therapy, and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), can be tailored to address specific needs.

Comorbid Conditions: Children with severe autism may have comorbid conditions, including skin allergies, asthma, food allergies, ear infections, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, and sleep disorders. Some genetic and neurological disorders are also more prevalent in individuals with ASD.

Importance of Early Intervention: Early intervention is crucial for individuals with low-functioning autism, offering significant improvements in communication, social interaction, and behavior. Early support empowers both individuals and their caregivers to navigate challenges effectively.

Managing Challenging Behaviors: Challenging behaviors in individuals with low-functioning autism require careful management. Identifying triggers, using visual supports, addressing sensory needs, reinforcing positive behavior, and implementing comprehensive behavior plans are key strategies.

Support for Families and Caregivers: Families and caregivers play a vital role in the well-being of individuals with low-functioning autism. Respite care and support groups provide avenues for relaxation, rejuvenation, and connection with others facing similar challenges.

[cupcraft]

the episode where they spend the whole time talking about how house has like i guess what would be called high-fuctioning autism now only to be like "no lol you're just an asshole" is like. the worst episode in tv history i hope fox dies a fiery death

No that line killed me. To me house is autistic and I die evrry day that they ended it with that conclusion 😭 like I'd rather them have not even done that part od the ep at all.

[slasher-male-wife]

Corey Cunningham with reader who has high functioning autism (Aspergers)?

Of course I can. I also know fuctioning labels and Aspergers as a whole is kinda controversial. I'm not gonna get too into it but based on the history of the word Aspergers and fuctionting labels I don't use them but whatever. So for this I just did an autistic s/o in general. I also split this into pre Michael and Post Michael.

Corey Cunningham with an autistic s/o

Warnings: Mentions of violence and murder, brief talk of people being rude

Pre Michael

So I'm not 100% on Corey being autistic. I think he has autistic traits but I don't think he's actually autistic but I could be wrong.

He's going to be pretty understanding I think. Like he'll listen to you talk about your special interest and might do some research on it too. He'll happily engage in activities involving your special interest like watching movies.

He's gonna try to understand your issues with textures if you have them. He'll avoid wearing textures you don't like and other things like that.

If you have other sensory issues that cause you to use noise canceling headphones, sunglasses, etc he'll try to keep that in mind so he can make sure you have it if you need it.

When you go on dates he'll opt to go to quieter places with natural lighting. He want's you to be comfortable with him and have a fun time on dates.

If people make rude comments about things you do because of your autism he'll be a bit nervous to call them out or tell them off so most of the comfort will come after the fact.

Post Michael

Now Corey is like borderline obsessed with you, his attachment issues are showing (totally not self projecting here) But he's still going to be accomidating just differently.

If you don't like the texture of his coveralls he's going to either not wear it around you or still wear it around you and not touch you.

He still knows about your special interest and still wants you to know that he cares about it so he'll steal things related to your special interest from victims, stores, basically whatever he can get his hands on.

You two probably will go on less dates now that he's kinda busy with Michael, but when you do go on dates they'll be more private and secluded. He'll use the excuse of not wanting you to get overstimulated on your date.

As for Michael he'll want you to meet each other eventually but he knows how Michael is. He'll probably find a way for you two to briefly meet so Michael doesn't do anything. Michael won't kill you but that's pretty much it.

Now if anyone makes fun of you for being autistic or is rude in general, Corey with either straight up fight them or will kill them brutally with Michael later.

[chaoticchubbyrat]

when you find popular high functioning autistic comdians

and other people that literally are just vibes

it makes my tiny brain very happy :)

[darlingru]

you sound autistic

I kno this is prob hate but like u got a good sense my dude I am actually on the spectrum

[question-why-not]

Sometimes I can people fluently

Sometimes I cannot

That’s how high-functioning autism using logical strategy to cover up the lack of natural social ability goes

[tcsauaskblog]

(u dont have to reply to this really just acknowledging it would be nice but high fuctioning/low functioning are outdated terms for autism and kind of ableist, im sure u didnt have any bad intentions but theres an entire Thing with that)

Ok my god thank you for telling me!!! I tried researching it but the info I got wasn’t very telling either way, this helps me a lot! Thank you for educating me, I’ll be sure to do better in the future and I’ll change the post! =)

[hazyhund]

god i hate when people say shit like "not that autistic" like thats just a diet version of saying mild autism or high fuctioning autistic babe! shut up!

[toyhouse-dramas-archived]

Just trying to spread this Two adults who are roleplaying erotic or flirty RPs with known minors. One with severe autism, which they maybe using to take advantage of for such perverse play with minors Both are claiming they are not in the wrong and refused to see they are a major problem. One blaming a 13 year old for starting it and claiming she  likes him and don’t see it as a problem. Even continuing after know the minors age The minors involved are sadly also a problem and refusing to see what they are doing is harmful and siding with the possible pedo adults. While it is not their fault still some what a worry They are continuing contact with each other. While i am unsure if they own a toyhouse it would best to stay clear or keep an eye out for them all incase they do. Because they maybe pulling the same thing there if they do Also i would be greatly cautious of the minors as well. Since they obviously don’t understand the situation and think it is fine to start up sexual rps with adults Proofs Blaming the children despite being the adult who should know better. Not his fault he accepted the rps. https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21170161/4866038558 ( http://archive.is/i3IK5 ) Claims all drama. And lies. But he was the adult who went through with sexual rps https://www.deviantart.com/i-mlp18/status-update/21177667 http://archive.is/nCohv http://archive.is/Dlgjl Ero RP between adult and child Sadly half it was hidden now. Thanks eclipse for also not showing comment chains properly But considering him the adult continued through with this sort of rp and not shut it down is worrying as fuck http://archive.is/RhSV0 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/851750210/4865854374 http://archive.is/JZfQ9 Proof one of his rp partners is 13 13 years old profile https://www.deviantart.com/ravensnout http://archive.is/X9i8S Her reaction to situations. Either she is groomed or clearly doesn’t get the situation. While she is not to blame. Her behavior is worrying and can be a danger https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21181111/4866528237 http://archive.is/LksPh Taking avantage of a minor with high fuctioning autism https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21177667/4866431612 http://archive.is/fpzZA http://archive.is/mZaFH http://archive.is/25i3e Also the other problem user https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21175644/4866256393 http://archive.is/dBdzs More info https://www.deviantart.com/claire-cooper/status-update/21170161 http://archive.is/1UaeU http://archive.is/LEMVN https://www.deviantart.com/frost-skyder/status-update/21168682 http://archive.is/hfmkX

[aristsagainstarttheft]

So these creeps who are rping erotically and improper with a minor. Well there's more The minors in this situation don't give a fuck and ignorant to all warnings. And wants to continue . Also all of them are absolutely disgusting and using suicide as a pity card. Anyway this is a beware on all the adults and children involved. As not only these adults are a worry. The children are as well. If they think it is fine to do such things with adults they sadly are a liability as well. Proof one of his rp partners is 13 13 years old profile https://www.deviantart.com/ravensnout http://archive.is/X9i8S Sadly half it was hidden now. Thanks eclipse for also not showing comment chains properly But considering him the adult continued through with this sort of rp and not shut it down is worrying as fuck http://archive.is/RhSV0 https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/851750210/4865854374 http://archive.is/JZfQ9 Him acting like the Victim (also attempting to block evade) despite being the adult and going through with a sexual role play  and blaming the minors for liking him. Claims all drama. And lies. But he was the adult who went through with sexual rps https://www.deviantart.com/i-mlp18/status-update/21177667 http://archive.is/nCohv http://archive.is/Dlgjl Blaming the children despite being the adult who should know better. Not his fault he accepted the rps. https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21170161/4866038558 Also Taking avantage of a minor with high fuctioning autism https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21177667/4866431612 http://archive.is/fpzZA http://archive.is/mZaFH http://archive.is/25i3e Also the other problem user https://www.deviantart.com/comments/62/21175644/4866256393 http://archive.is/dBdzs Despite still being a minor and severely mentally impaired this user here is blaming anyone but the pedos https://www.deviantart.com/thunderstormmlp123/art/Another-Announcement-851998731 http://archive.is/VQcUz And this 13 year old. Also not realizing she is in danger. And continues the contact. And thinking no problems and the ones calling the pedos out is the baddies https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/851998731/4866322455 http://archive.is/90gci More info https://www.deviantart.com/claire-cooper/status-update/21170161 http://archive.is/1UaeU http://archive.is/LEMVN https://www.deviantart.com/frost-skyder/status-update/21168682 http://archive.is/hfmkX

[duker42]

A question for ya friendo, since I'm at the Autism con. How long has your son had autism? And, does it run in the family?

My son was diagnosed as ADD/ADHD when he was 4. Too young to really take the test, but not showing sever signs of Autism.

His signs were all kind of written off as just his quirks. Even our doctor, a specialist in Autism didn’t question it.

He was tested at 11 and diagnosed as High Fuctioning. He’s in a normal classroom setting, it doesn’t affect his education much, just a few tweaks to make it easier for him.

He has problems reading people. He’s very literal. If you say your going to kill him, sarcastically, it’s a threat. It’s a social awkwardness that makes it hard for him to connect.

He’s the only one in our family, although my husbands brothers son is severely autistic. (But my first husband is Rob’s dad, so it’s different genetics)

[winterfairyy]

So had a follow up with my psychiatrist the week after I brought up my very valid and well backed concerns about being on the autism spectrum, and he brushed me off completely. “Even if you are, from what I’ve seen you would be VERY high fuctioning anyway.”

Like wtf. Does he not realize the amount of physical and mental exhaustion I go through daily to suppress every symptom and act like I’m “normal” ??

The hours upon hours I spent in my room at night watching “social etiquette” videos and videos on basic human behaviour and conversations and meticulously studying human body language and social cues because I don’t fucking understand it?

Every social interaction is an act. I don’t know what’s going, it’s all a front, it’s literally acting. If you asked me a question about a social interaction or asked me to role play something, I couldn’t. Because my ability to communicate is based on watching people’s body language and giving them whatever they want in the conversation and playing to whatever they want me to say and what they want to hear. Because that’s the only way I can keep a conversation going. I have to keep it one sided so I’m not expected to genuinely contribute sincere conversation.

Because when I talk about something I’m interested in I’m “going on and on about the same things” and “I sound like a broken record” and “I’m not making any sense and jumping all over the place.”

Like I can’t express emotions because I’m always worried “that’s the wrong way to express this emotion”. I’ve literally googled “how to express X emotion” more times than I can count.

Like I hate my mom but I still rely on her for everything because “what if that’s not normal?” Or “I’m most likely missing something here and I’ll fuck everything up so I need an outside opinion to just tell me what to do”

I can be throwing up, fainting, and having trouble breathing but if even one person says “well I don’t think you need to go to the hospital” or “I wouldn’t go to the hospital for that” and I won’t go. No matter what I think. Because what if I’m missing something and that’s socially unacceptable?

And then stimming. I used to stim all the time. It was the main reason my elementary school teachers started trying to get my mom to look into an autism diagnosis. And then my mom used to shame me for it and say “that’s not what normal people do” so obviously I suppress it now. Which is hella exhausting and stressful.

And overstimulation. Loud noises, flashing lights, more than a few people talking at once, etc etc. Will set me off and I can barely function. It happened at work when I was luckily working stocking and not a till and I had to take my break early and lie and said I had a panic attack because something was beeping loudly in the bakery and I couldn’t handle it. Even though it does that multiple times a day. We went to a show and they had strobe lights and I had a meltdown and had to leave early and my mom called me an embarrassment. Even though no one saw and I left alone and just bussed home so they wouldn’t have to leave.

And talking to my psychiatrist he’s trying to explain every behaviour and issue I told him with a separate diagnosis. Like you can diagnose every single separate symptom as a different mental illness all ya want buddy, but I don’t think my karma is bad enough to be getting the “13 for the price of 1” mental illness blowout sale.

Like all symptoms relate to basic autism symptoms. All my experiences relate to nearly every experience I’ve found from talking to actual people who are diagnosed with autism and forums online. I’ve had multiple teachers suggest it numerous times.

I can’t relate to none of these countless mental illnesses he’s trying to explain each separate symptom with aside from anxiety and anorexia.

I don’t have social anxiety. I don’t have any issues with social interaction. My manager praises me almost daily on my communication and customer service. I can talk down any “Karen” you throw at me. Why? Because I’ve literally trained myself to do it and it’s all an act and I’ve spent YEARS meticulously studying how to react to any social situation you can throw at me. And if a new situation comes along or I don’t know how to react to something, I shut down. I cant function. I can’t hold a conversation. I can’t keep up the act because I haven’t studied that particular situation and if I try and “wing it” aka do what normal humans do, I’ll likely say something wrong or insensitive that I think is right and fine and fuck it up. I don’t fear social interaction. I fear having a situation thrown at me that I haven’t “trained” myself to handle.

I have massive trouble with empathy and relating to other people or “putting myself in their shoes”. Like you could come tell me your parent died and I wouldn’t be able to react and just shut down because I know that that would mean they’re upset. But I can’t comprehend how they feel. Because personally I don’t feel upset so it’s hard for me to feel empathy because Its not making me upset and socially I know they’re upset because when your parent dies obviously you’d be upset, but I just can’t relate and be empathetic because I’m not personally feeling it. And I feel like this is a bad explanation that’s making me out to be really insensitive but idk how else to describe it 😂.

When I was younger it used to be so much worse. Like when I was 14 my grandma died. And I was very close with her. But my response was “yes it’s very sad. And I’m upset”. But no crying. No outwardly sign of being upset. I just kinda shrugged and went Yea it’s sad, now what? And Ive blamed it on the meds I was on for years but am recently realizing after talking to a pharmacist friend that it likely wasn’t the meds as those ones don’t tend to have that effect. And not to that extreme.

Like I stopped taking my anxiety meds that were very effective and needed from above the maximum dose (different rant about my moms abuse through medication) to nothing literally overnight because of having no other explanation for these issues I was facing and no other solution as I couldn’t get help because my mom refused. I went through a week of withdrawals and then have had severe anxiety ever since then. And have had an irrational fear of any medication for anxiety or depression because I’m worried it might make that happen again and have refused 3 different ones from my psychiatrist because of this fear.

But I also realized that when I stopped taking my meds is when I also started meticulously studying human behaviour and social cues and the socially acceptable response to emotions and basic empathy every night and started up the act. So things got “better” because of that. Not because of my stopping taking the medication.

So much has been coming to light lately after conversing with people online and from autism forums and my own research and The one person I thought would be able to actually help me and got my hopes up two weeks ago just brushed me off and told me that even if I was on the spectrum I seem to be high function enough that I shouldn’t even bother looking into a diagnosis” and then trying to diagnose each symptom as a separate mental illness.

[nekobakaz]

I have a problem that I'm hoping you can help with: I was diagnosed with high-fuctioning Asperger's, but I've recently seen around the internet that high/low-fuctioning shouldn't be used and that Asperger's isn't really autism? I used to call myself high-fuctioning, but now I'm really confused about what to call myself, because I prefer to not call myself autistic (not that anything's wrong with it).

okay, so functioning labels don’t really have any criteria for them; they’re not clinical parts of a diagnosis at all, there’s no criteria, and people’s definitions of what they are change depending on who you talk to. So it’s not a very accurate way of describing anyone, really. 

Now, as for Asperger’s. Yes, it is autism. It is a part of autism spectrum disorder. Depending on where you are, you either use the DSM (North America), or the ICD (...pretty much everywhere else). In the latest edition of the DSM, they merged all the sub-categories of autism together into one diagnosis, because when they looked over research regarding clinical practices and life experiences, the diagnoses get interchanged a lot, and realistically there’s no difference. This merge was also under the advise of autistic people, who were saying that there’s no difference (and that the different diagnosis and seemingly “high functioning” labels were being used to deny them services). 

So, to better support autistic people, they merged it all into autism spectrum disorder. Now, if I recall properly, they still use Asperger’s as a diagnosis in the ICD. The problematic fact about that is that Hans Asperger, the man whom the diagnosis is currently named after, well... people are bringing forth evidence that shows that he was a nazi and contributed to the eugenics program that killed the children he worked with. So even if the diagnosis remains a thing, it might be headed for a renaming. 

But Asperger’s is Autism. I’m not going to tell you what to call yourself. Call yourself what you feel comfortable calling yourself. I think it’d be neat if you were to try calling yourself autistic every once in a while, see how it feels. I was originally diagnosed with Asperger’s; it’s now considered an Autism diagnosis. I know my experience relate to other autistic people. This is how my brain works, so autistic describes me. It took me a while, I will admit, to feel comfortable saying I’m autistic, to be comfortable in having a bit a pride and joy in it. Especially living in an environment that’s often hostile to us. 

Just know that yes, you are one of us. You are not alone. There are people who want to help. 

[d-the-australian-dork]

fun fact

i have aspergers  (high-fuctioning autism)

may as well tell you guys now

[piefanart]

You're autistic right? Can I have some advice on how to properly write an Autistic character?

Yes, I am! Some advice.......I would say base your character around someome you know who is autistic, since there are so many stereotypes that are incorrect or offensive.Most autistic people have special interests but they aren't always obscure things like trains etc!! Mine are video games and sailor moon!! Ive heard that the most common special interest is actually star wars but dont quote me on that.Don't use fuctioning lables!! They actually mean nothing and are extremely offensive since they promote making autistic people "normal". If you chracater is unable to do something a neurotypical (person without autism or any other disorder) would be able to do, then simply say that. Don't say they are high or low functioning.Please don't write a story about overcoming autism!! Thats very offensive as autism is not something that needs to be overcome.Include stims!! I wave my hands back and forth with tight wrists and jump around or rock back and forth on my feet when I get excited. But almost every autistic stims differenntly.Also, there's a great writing resource on thr blog @autismasks so I would go check them out! They know wayyyy more then me especially since I am still learning about myself having only been self diagnosed a few months ago and still working on my pro dx!Thanks for asking!!!

[enthusiastic-confusion]

What about unorthodox mental illnesses, that affect how a person behaves or what emotional reaction they'll have in negative ways? It's a very blurry grey-area, some studies attribute that to their high suicide rates (schizophrenia, personality disorders, low-fuctioning/severe autism, etc.) What do you think?

Thanks for approaching me on this in such a friendly way! I have been diagnosed with a few things that I’d still like to keep relatively private, but they are disorders that, if I leave them unchecked, affect the way I treat others.Keep in mind, the “you” I’ll be using is a “royal” form.My point is, there are people out there who use their mental illness as an excuse. It’s not an excuse, it’s a causation. The fact that your mental illness causes your behavior is valid. But it doesn’t excuse what you’ve done, or negate the pain and suffering you’ve caused. In the same way I expect sympathy for having to deal with it, I don’t expect sympathy when I’ve hurt people.I also want to point out--real fast, that this is me talking about this after 5+ years of therapy. My parents were mentally sick, they abused me quite thoroughly, when I too young to understand they were mentally ill. Their mental illness caused their behavior, but should I excuse their actions because they were sick? Does their illness make what happened okay? Of course not. And like responsible parents they owned up to it but only with the help of family therapy, we’ve come together and worked it out, and they understood exactly what they did wrong. But it took work on their end. I forgave them because of their efforts after the fact, but I still don’t excuse what happened to me.Also, I understand therapy is scary. I understand getting help is scary. When I went to group therapy via my local hospital I didn’t volunteer. The doctor basically told me “You go to therapy or I mark you as a danger to yourself and others and you can stay in this ward until we get you treated.”I didn’t want to get up, at 7 am every morning, drive myself to the hospital, and sit with a bunch of people and participate in what I felt like was ‘adult kindergarten’. I felt like my hand had been forced. But I sat down, shut up and listened--partially with the hope that I could convince them I was well enough to go home early.

What I learned probably saved my life. At least for a little while. And I was better for it. I took it to heart. I worked really hard and it was through a lot of literal blood, sweat and tears. I still apply it to my every day life.

So I guess what I’m saying is, if you hurt somebody, it’s not their obligation to forgive you because you are sick. Instead it is your obligation (even if it feels unfair that you have to put in the extra effort) to maintain yourself and learn the mechanisms needed to cope with your illness.

It will both make your life manageable and keep you and the people you love safe. I promise you’ll be happier for it, even if it seems impossible today. It’s the one thing I stand by, and I really truly owe everything I have to it.I hope that suffices. Let me know if you want to talk more about it.