Without even watching the video i can say undoubtedly YES! Its not offebsive to say someone self sufficient, in a relationship, can drive etc is higher functioning than someone who cant speak or dress themselves and spends the day with carers trying to stop them attacking everyone.
I completely understand what you’re saying! But what I’m saying is why do we have to label people as high functioning or low functioning, can’t we just say that person doesn’t talk, and that person needs help doing their shopping etc. and that person is doing well being so independent despite being autistic. Rather than labelling people into two categories…
@@HollywoodHRAI understand what you're saying but I find the categories helpful. They are almost two different "illnesses" in my mind, for want of a better word. My high functioning partner has not a single thing in common with a low functioning autistic. Its just the way it is.
Fair enough, and I understand why some people might find it helpful (like I did mention in the video, however like I state in my videos, I am not the voice of every autistic person, just me and my own opinion, and we are allowed to disagree. I am happy that you’ve expressed your opinion and that people are doing that with my videos as it only helps to increase understanding and education towards autistic people!
Great video but I do think we need these categories as there is a massive difference between someone who has the ability to mask vs someone who is nonverbal and can never function independently.
I understand that completely! But at the end of the day they’re both still autistic and I think having categories sort of makes it feel like people classed as HF’s needs are less important or that their autism is any less. Which in my opinion they just struggle differently and in different ways, if that makes sense.
I think it’s much better to say this person is autistic and needs support with these things and this person needs support with other things or even doesn’t need support, but either way it doesn’t mean they’re any less autistic than the other 🙃
I agree that these terms can cause confusion, not least some people believing that someone with "high functioning autism" is actually a high achiever when they are often still struggling. It would be more accurate to use terms such as "higher functioning" and "lower functioning" simply to suggest that some autistic people can manage better than others but even those terms can still be misleading. I prefer to use the terms "verbal autism" and "classic (or non-verbal) autism" as the key difference is between those autists who can communicate fluently and those who cannot. Just because an autistic person is verbal though doesn't mean they don't have many difficulties and they will often still need support and accommodations.
I agree. No other mental health condition (that I can think of) is ranked like autism is. Some people with schizophrenia struggle to participate in a conversation, others hold down full time jobs and raise children, they’re not given different levels or functioning labels, it’s all still schizophrenia. I get that our experiences are different depending on how much we are affected by our conditions, but that goes for anything.
Wow! thank you so much. I feel so flattered as I made the suggestion about high and low functioning. I agree with all that you are saying about the issue. Also so friendly well put in a way one can understand it. I agree it is not linear and we all may need different supports and quantity of. I would not call myself high functioning. Also however I would not see myself as disabled as some people. Looking forward to your future talks.
I’m so glad you found it helpful! I hadn’t got round to doing a video for today and felt strongly to talk about something people wanted to hear and would find helpful so I decided to talk about it - as I hadn’t thought of anything yet! 🥰
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Without even watching the video i can say undoubtedly YES! Its not offebsive to say someone self sufficient, in a relationship, can drive etc is higher functioning than someone who cant speak or dress themselves and spends the day with carers trying to stop them attacking everyone.
I completely understand what you’re saying! But what I’m saying is why do we have to label people as high functioning or low functioning, can’t we just say that person doesn’t talk, and that person needs help doing their shopping etc. and that person is doing well being so independent despite being autistic. Rather than labelling people into two categories…
@@HollywoodHRAI understand what you're saying but I find the categories helpful. They are almost two different "illnesses" in my mind, for want of a better word. My high functioning partner has not a single thing in common with a low functioning autistic. Its just the way it is.
Fair enough, and I understand why some people might find it helpful (like I did mention in the video, however like I state in my videos, I am not the voice of every autistic person, just me and my own opinion, and we are allowed to disagree. I am happy that you’ve expressed your opinion and that people are doing that with my videos as it only helps to increase understanding and education towards autistic people!
Great video but I do think we need these categories as there is a massive difference between someone who has the ability to mask vs someone who is nonverbal and can never function independently.
I understand that completely! But at the end of the day they’re both still autistic and I think having categories sort of makes it feel like people classed as HF’s needs are less important or that their autism is any less. Which in my opinion they just struggle differently and in different ways, if that makes sense.
I think it’s much better to say this person is autistic and needs support with these things and this person needs support with other things or even doesn’t need support, but either way it doesn’t mean they’re any less autistic than the other 🙃
A short and a video today? Awesome! Fantastic job with both!
Thank you 🥰
This is so good! Thank you so much!
You’re welcome 🥰
I agree that these terms can cause confusion, not least some people believing that someone with "high functioning autism" is actually a high achiever when they are often still struggling. It would be more accurate to use terms such as "higher functioning" and "lower functioning" simply to suggest that some autistic people can manage better than others but even those terms can still be misleading. I prefer to use the terms "verbal autism" and "classic (or non-verbal) autism" as the key difference is between those autists who can communicate fluently and those who cannot. Just because an autistic person is verbal though doesn't mean they don't have many difficulties and they will often still need support and accommodations.
I agree. No other mental health condition (that I can think of) is ranked like autism is. Some people with schizophrenia struggle to participate in a conversation, others hold down full time jobs and raise children, they’re not given different levels or functioning labels, it’s all still schizophrenia. I get that our experiences are different depending on how much we are affected by our conditions, but that goes for anything.
Wow! thank you so much. I feel so flattered as I made the suggestion about high and low functioning.
I agree with all that you are saying about the issue. Also so friendly well put in a way one can understand it. I agree it is not linear and we all may need different supports and quantity of. I would not call myself high functioning. Also however I would not see myself as disabled as some people.
Looking forward to your future talks.
I’m so glad you found it helpful! I hadn’t got round to doing a video for today and felt strongly to talk about something people wanted to hear and would find helpful so I decided to talk about it - as I hadn’t thought of anything yet! 🥰
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I saw someone like this video when I was watching just a minute ago lol