Would like to quote my post from an other website regarding highfunctioning autism
IMO this high/low functioning is a very dangerous thing. People call me a #highfunctional #autistic person, they try to compliment me with this. What's the true purpose of calling me that? They devide us autistic people in two classes, judged by allistic "values".
Am I highfunctional in being an autistic person or being highfunctional in masking and pretending not being me?
Don't call me a #highfunctioning #autistic person.
I'm:
a highfunctioning co-worker - hire me and you get a 100 % commitment
a highfunctioning friend - I'll be on your site whenever you need me
a lowfunctioning chess player
a highfunctioning reader of useless books
a lowfunctioning archer
and a semifunctioning baker of cakes
But at the end of the day, I'm just a valuable autistic person - one of more than 80 Mio valuable autistic people all over the world.
Shino Me