High or low functioning autism? Why functioning labels hurt us

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High or low functioning autism? Both are unhelpful terms This video is all about high functioning autism (adult), and why I believe we need to stop calling autistic people high or low functioning.

I talk about how functioning labels came about, a little about Asperger’s syndrome and the DSM V change, and why functioning labels ultimately harm all autistic people. As always, this is just my opinion, I don’t speak for anyone other than myself, but let’s try and keep it civil in the comments please! 😉

Framing this argument as a battle between low functioning autism vs high functioning is unhelpful because a lot of the accommodations we might need end up being the same, even though our outward presentation may be different.