anyone else low functioning ?

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Im very happy just recently have I learned to spell functioning without autocorrect .. anyway anyone else who has severe autism on here

I have low functioning

Hello nice to meet you

I'm moderate to low depending on what area I'm being tested in. My computer and phone spells words out for me, otherwise it would take me forever and look awful.

I am not low-functioning, but I wonder about something. Autists and others stumble over themselves in avoidance of using functional levels as a diagnostic description. Functional levels are thought to be insulting.

So, are you more comfortable with using functional levels to describe yourself, or do you consider all terms well intentioned regardless of what they seem to others?

Just curious.

I think it depends on how you define that. I live independently in a fairly restricted way, therefore might be higher functioning than someone who doesn't. However I have never worked and have no social outwork outside of family.

I think both the terms low functioning and high functioning are unintentionally deceptive. Also to me it kind of sounds like "low functioning" is like inferior or substandard or whatever to "high functioning" which it is not. I'm more comfortable when it's being used by people who have a better understanding of what the terms mean.

Ah. Perhaps that is why I misunderstood.

I can't say I know what constitutes as being "low-functioning", but I am unemployed, I still live at home with my mother, I do not have any friends and I spend a lot my time running around in circles.

nice to meet you

I'm high-functioning, but I do get curious about lower-functioning autistic people. What is it like to be low-functioning? If you're non-verbal, what is that like?

I'm high to moderate-functioning, Though I have a fair amount of difficulty with verbally communicating, several disabilities (mostly moderate and severe) interfere as well.

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For me, it depends on the area. I'm high-functioning when it comes to language, but I am low-functioning when it comes to identifying emotions in myself or others.

This is where I come in!
Basically the Main border for the terms are Either
A.
1. Low functioning Autism is IQ of 70 or lower.
2. High functioning Autism is IQ of 70 or above.
B.
1. LFA is learning to speak after 3 Years or never.
2. HFA is Learning to speak before 3 Years.
I agree that both of these are flawed. Mainly because A. IQ ≠ Ability to functioning. Nor does Ability to speak Automatically mean you can't function, in other ways. I mean you could have someone who can speak, but can't do anything else. Or someone who can not speak, but can do alot of things Person 1 couldn't do. I mean.

I did have a speech development delay but I have been assured by psychiatrists that my IQ is not under 70.

Even though I attended a grammar school, I have always felt extremely slow compared to my peers. I have difficulties with speaking, writing, drawing and following the simplest of instructions. I firmly believe there's something wrong with my brain because I never remember anything! I want my brain scanned but my GP always refuses my requests.

Sorry i misunderstood. I always thought i am low functioning because i am not too much autistic. But now i learned that high functioning autism has low effects.

This is what i thought:
Low functioning autism = not too much autistic
High functioning = too much autistic

But the reality is:
Low functioning autism = too much autistic
High functioning = not too much autistic