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Is there a mid-point between autism and neurotypicality?

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Not sure if that wouod just be like a “low-support needs” autism or if there’s another established term to describe that

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WatDabney@fedia.io
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Yes. That’s why they call it a “spectrum.”

Last I knew, the accepted term was “high-functioning autism.”

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BCsven@lemmy.ca
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Nah, I dont tgink they(diagnosticians) like the term high functioning anymore. My son has down syndrome and I used to say high functioning, but there has been a shift in using terms like that to describe a person. Its just on the spectrum.

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WatDabney@fedia.io
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Thanks for the clarification - I sort of suspected that, but all of my first-hand knowledge of it is 10+ years out of date.

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