I think your so brave to be honest about how Asperger's isnt a bad word and what actually was the history thats been lied about. Thanks a lot for talking about things that helps a lot of people and those with Aspergers having their own space online too! Thanks!
I have an IQ of 160. But yet I’m not social. So the obvious answer is that I had more time to educate myself. I paint, I write and I have a good memory. I hated school, and I obsess over things I find interesting. After I learn everything about what ever I focused on, I find another subject. I feel that I don’t need to cope with my Asperger’s syndrome. I find it a blessing.
Just came across your channel, for some reason I stumbled on what turns out was your earliest video from more than 10 years ago. Without wishing to sound patronising, can I just say that your progression since then is actually remarkable. Your ability to speak fluidly now in comparison with that first video is really impressive, as is your command of gesticulation and facial expression.
I'm smart in some areas, my verbal IQ is 132. Found this out after aptitude screening for employment related reasons. I struggle with mental arithmetic, could never do it at school, weekly Friday tests, weekly humiliation, no one bothered to investigate further, just assumed I was "thick". Why don't teachers at least get some training in spotting learning difficulties and perhaps at least investigating possible reasons? I've slipped under the radar for nearly 50 years, like so many other adults.
Autism can be a drag if we are struggling with socialising. I have ADHD and autism and I could never understand people. I was used, conned , and robbed , and assaulted. Because I was always looking for friends. And I would talk to anyone and giive away information. Untill I noticed narcissistic behaviour. A lot of people are just out for themselves. And will say and do what suits them. And can be hypocrites. Thats why it would be great if you could do a video on ADHD and autism and dealing with narcissistic people.
Same here. I've made a lot of these mistakes. Giving gifts to people. I always found it difficult to connect, and RSD always made it worse. Somehow, I have been lucky enough to find a companion. Now, my wife and I have twin girls and another on the way. I have to manage my stimulation and take care of myself to avoid burnout. We are definitely weird 😅. When it comes to narcissists, I developed a set of values to live up to and only associate with people that align with them. This method helps me greatly as people are far too complicated. Being liked isn't a priority anymore, is hard at times, but a good set of values attracts the right kind of people.
Despite making A's and B's with one C (social studies, always the weak subject), getting a 100 (101 if there was extra credit) on all of my math and science classes, and usually getting 100s on my report card itself in math and science, and occasionally reading as well; I was still put in Academic Support. I am glad I was, I met unique students who I kinda looked up to. The teachers were the sweetest ladies in the whole world. I needed it, because I was already jaded by spec ed teachers who mistreated and abused their Autistic students.
I just wanted to say thank you for the amazing and clear content! I discovered your channel one year and a half ago and I found it fascinating. So, I kept watching and learning, but the more I watched, the more I realised that there were tons of things I was feeling identified with... After a lot of thought, a few months ago, I decided to go to a psychologist and get checked out, and this week I got the news that I do have high functioning autism (asperger's), ADD (with some traits of hyperactivity, but not many), OCD and Anxiety. I would say that you were an eye opener to me! :)
I am high functioning. I have an IQ of 179. That, combined with impaired social functioning, has made my life a LIVING HELL. The vast majority of high IQ people I have met all pray for a n IQ of 93 and a love of beer and hockey. It is tiring to be fired over and over because I am smarter than the boss but not socially adept enough to dumb myself down and STFU. Now I am retired I have solved that problem by NEVER going out of my apartment unless I have to. What a wonderful life!
@@Magnificento03 What does "waaw" mean? Why would I translate to English when you apparently are typing in English? What do you mean? At 121 you should be able to construct a complete sentence including proper spelling. I do not understand what you mean. If this is sarcasm or a put-down I do not understand because I am Autistic and have a great deal of difficulty with social subtleties and sarcasm. Have you never heard Autistics have trouble with social stuff. Like WTF does "waaw" mean? and Why would I have to tranalate English to English? And you are the Host?????? WTF is wrong with you? Oh, right you are one of those ....
Thank you for deleting my comment. WTF is wrong with you? Playing games with other autistic people? You have earned a "do not recommend this channel." You are clearly a FRAUD. Of course you will delete this one too. Spineless weasel!
Is this why I always felt older than my peers at the same time felt younger and childish compared to them? I made good grades because schoolwork, especially math, made sense to me. It never changed or threw me in for a loop like everything else. It was all about formulas and applying numbers to them. But put me in a social setting and I’d be struggling. I still struggle even in college, but too many people brush your problems off as long as you still make good grades
I was diagnosed with Aspergers in 2016, I don't think I've ever had an IQ test but I was tested for dyslexia in College (just their way of trying to dig a bit deeper to see if there was anything else I had issues with). It turned out I'm not dyslexic (which I knew anyway), but my working memory was rated 126 which was the highest the examiner had ever seen in a student. I've always known that I've had an encyclopedic knowledge which has led some of my mates to nickname me "Google", but I do feel like I have to try and find ways to explain things in layman's terms to people which can be difficult.
the thing it’s not linear so you can have some things that are high functioning and other things which are not IN THE SAME PERSON . Myself I have an IQ of 143 AND I also after I became physically disabled I’ve gotten more meltdowns and katatonia because I have problems with having people touch me and having people cross my boundaries which was less of a problem before my physical disability.
I feel awkward in social situations even with people we know and even social media that I sometimes don’t think it is social all. Still I did well in school as an adult, even made it to the honor society. I love to take pictures which is a great way to focus and not get distracted.
Im level 3 but i dont think i have intellectual disability or a language delay so i think if i was diagnosed back when aspwrgers was a thing Id be aspergers but high support needs. It really sucks that the two separate diagnoses lead to people not getting the support they need. Im in the waiting process to get disability supports myself and it would suck if i was ineligible due to a different name for my disability. I feel sorry for the people back then who had that issue
I haven't been diagnosed yet but I am very smart, just can't do certain things physically like work or some high level tasks. I wasn't taught anything in school and my mom is really low iq (and un diagnosed BPD). Pretty sure I'm high functioning. I can take care of my mom or myself it's just hard because she has random behavior and does everything wrong / low effort and sloppy. It's like taking care of a hard headed child.
Hi Dan, I know you experience these issues so I kinda need an opinion, I feel as though I may be autistic or I may have adhd, and here’s why(sorry if this paragraph is a little overwhelming)-I feel like I have impulsivity and hyperactivity. I fidget a lot and I have bfrb, l bite my lips and nails. Impulsivity is in my anger and sports and competitional spirit cause I’m not used to losing. And math and little things throughout the day tend to frustrate me. I have a little bit of social challenges, like sometimes I’ll be shy even though I’m not typically a shy kind of person. And sometimes I feel awkward in certain social situations. And that goes with communication too, sometimes I don’t use my words when I’m supposed to or I speak in a baby voice which I don’t mean to and it frustrates me when my mom gets on me about it. And I have repetitive behaviors like biting my lips and nails and doing certain movements. And I love to research mental issues such as autism and adhd cuz I suspect I have it. When my friends sleep in the living room I may go out there for a while then I’ll retreat to my room because I feel safer in there. I’m a big procrastinator, especially when it comes to doing my daily tasks, like cleaning or bursting my teeth. And with my anger, it usually flares during competition, it’s like files cramming their way into my brain and then I malfunction, my brain goes numb and I lash out and I cry and it’s embarrassing, I’ve been to guidance a few times last year for it. It stinks cause I don’t mean to lash out and I wish people could see that. I’ve explained that I have issues but I never explain it as clearly as some need me too. And I have difficulty with smells. I feel as tho sometimes I come off rude even tho I don’t mean to. I love to share stories and thoughts but sometimes I overshare and then people get bored and it makes me feel down. And I take things literally and seriously a lot, which I believe I got from my mom which I says she has autism. I can be a little silly at times. So I’m convinced I am neurodivergent.
Functioning labels have been rejected my many in the autistic community because how functioning isn’t something that is static and so cannot be labelled. How I function is based on many things but mostly it’s down to my environment. What you are talking about are co occurring conditions. Autistic people can have a whole host of co occurring cognitive, physical and health conditions and these can affect is greatly. Functioning labels have been found to be harmful to autistic people
Really?? Go to psychiatric institution and see some low functioning autistic people and you will understand why there is a need for this label. A lot of autistic people think all autistic people are all functioning well and all, but think again, there are some pretty low functioning autistic people out there that need so much support that they end up in institutions...
@@montycora The problem is there’s a lot of stigma attached to the label “low functioning”. It’s also pretty insulting. How would you feel if someone called you “low functioning”? There’s no need for the label, as it literally tells you nothing about a person. It doesn’t tell you what their strengths or weaknesses are. Everyone also has their definition of what “low functioning” means. Is it someone who can’t talk and is in a wheelchair? But the thing is people like that can be capable of so much and be very intelligent. Look at Stephen Hawking. “Low functioning” would make a lot of people think that someone isn’t capable of anything when in fact they are capable of a lot of things.
@@subgalaxy6148 - I just did an internship in a psychiatric hospital, I am autistic level II, and I saw A LOT of low functioning autistic people there. And do you know what the really scary part of it is? If you talk to them, they don't react at all, they don't respond, the just sit and scream random things, you talk to some, they smile, other keeps walking around completely oblivious to the world around them. You don't need to come to them and tell they are low functioning, that is not why this labeling is for. This label exist so when you get that patients chart, you know what to expect. This label is not for social interactions, but it needs to exist so that professionals can have an idea on how to deal with you. People don't understand this part. No one is going to come to you and say, HEY, YOU LOW FUNCTIONING ONE!!! No!!!! When we treat people, we need to read about them and build expectations and elaborate how you are going to approach that patient. If I get a chart and say, autistic person. Fine, I am going to take my measuring tape, my scales and I am going to go to their room to talk to them about their nutritional situation and then I find a person that can't really speak and that can't stand up to be weighed, so I have to change everything I had planned. Whereas if I read autistic level III or low functioning, I start already building in my mind possible approaches to assess that persons health. People need to stop being so offended with everything and understand that things are created for purposes that YOU might not understand and see a point, but others will.
@@montycora It’s really not your place to tell others how they should feel about functioning labels. It’s an offensive term, and that’s that. “Low functioning” is too vague of a term to tell you how to support someone. If you want others to know how to support someone, just say what they need help with or say they have high support needs (which sounds a lot better and doesn’t have the stigma attached to it that “low functioning” does). Like I said, everyone has their own definition of what “low functioning” means, so how is the term going to tell you how you should help someone? You even showed in your comment how the term creates stigma by saying, “You know what the scary part is”? (which is a pretty ableist and rude thing to say because you’re saying someone is scary just because they’re disabled). We don’t tend to call disabled people who aren’t autistic “low functioning”, so why do it to autistic people who likely have co-occurring conditions and the “low functioning” part of them has nothing to do with their autism?
@@subgalaxy6148 - Ok, say no more! I can see you are those annoying people that get offended at EVERYTHING and EVERYTHING is a problem. Fine, whatever. I will go on thinking the way I do and you will continue being offended and appalled about the whole universe not walking on egg shelves for you. And first of all, I was not telling you how to feel, i was trying to get you to understand why labels exist, but obviously it fell on deaf ears, cause you continue on your high horse preaching about labels... In medical terms low functioning has one meaning. I guess you did not understand that these labels are not for social gatherings, it's for medical charts. You are not going to be saying that to people's faces and patients do not see their charts. But I guess the paper is going to get offended, right? Oh, please!
I rarely did well in school, yet most tests to check in on intelligence showed that I understood the material, I tested high in comprehension vocabulary tests and have a high IQ Start of the year I would do great and then I would feel like I was walking in a pit of tar and slowly being dragged down. It was all depression. . . I would start out feeling okay because I was away from all the nonsense and then I had to deal with people and the adults felt like they were on the docks waving at me while I was sinking - I should have known better to go into the tar.
Yep, Its a nightmare to always dumb down in order to socially function, nobody wants to know all the intricate details we've recently been studying, no matter how passionate we are about the subject it's just not socially acceptable to take the conversation out of 'pleasantries' & into high intelligence mode, & once they learn we struggle with executive function & completing the basics, we are just looked upon as lazy & not trying hard enough. Nobody seems to grasp the high IQ/low function concept, including myself 🙄 & the Adhd side is a complete joke, how can someone who loves to organise in such great detail, be so dam disorganised ?🙄?🤬? 💥
Hello i recently got diagnosed with Asperger's/ high functioning autism and im 25 years old. I dont know what to do with myself now. Can you make a video on what to do after getting diagnosed
I stopped paying attention or participating in school by 8th grade, and somehow I have an IQ in the 130's. My first test was when I was 17 and it was 134, and again 138 at 20.
I think how they measure intiligances is place too much towards mathematics, mainly due to I believe it the idea that IQ is rhe soul measure of intelligence whitch i don't think is correct. I personally think intelligence should take into account all aspects of learning and not heavily focus on the logical side.
No, that is not how they measure intelligence. It is measured by logic and how you communicate. IQ tests usually take days to be completed because it is a series of tests where they test different aspects of your cognition. It is not just one and maths is just a small fraction of the test, very tiny actually.
There’s no such thing as “high functioning” autism. We’re not machines, so functioning labels don’t make sense. Would you say that someone has “high functioning” cancer just because they look fine and appear to be doing okay? “High functioning” autism just means that autistic challenges aren’t visible. Terms like “high functioning” stop autistic people from receiving the support they need.
theres people with intense autism that need care and supervision 24/7 to be safe all the time they would definitely not be classified as "functioning" members of society so you're just yapping for the sake of being offended please shut up
@@lllIlIlIIIII am autistic, so I have a say in this. It’s rude to call someone “low functioning”. If they need supervising just say that or if they have communication challenges, say that. People who are disabled like you describe usually have co-occurring conditions such as an intellectual disability and is nothing to do with autism. Just because someone needs a lot of support doesn’t mean they can’t function in society and it’s incredibly offensive and rude to say that. So, you shut up and stop trying to start an argument over nothing.
@@lllIlIlIIIIAlso, I’m not just “yapping for the sake of being offended” because it’s not just me who has a problem with it. The autistic community doesn’t accept functioning labels and there are plenty of sources out there that explain why functioning labels are harmful. I think it’s very rude of you to reply with the attitude you have when my comment was just explaining why functioning labels are harmful and shouldn’t be used.
Yeah I agree. Either someone is able to function with something, or they're not. Autism is measured from mild to strong and levels of each symptom instead.
I think your so brave to be honest about how Asperger's isnt a bad word and what actually was the history thats been lied about. Thanks a lot for talking about things that helps a lot of people and those with Aspergers having their own space online too! Thanks!
I have an IQ of 160. But yet I’m not social. So the obvious answer is that I had more time to educate myself. I paint, I write and I have a good memory. I hated school, and I obsess over things I find interesting. After I learn everything about what ever I focused on, I find another subject. I feel that I don’t need to cope with my Asperger’s syndrome. I find it a blessing.
Same here 🎉
Just came across your channel, for some reason I stumbled on what turns out was your earliest video from more than 10 years ago. Without wishing to sound patronising, can I just say that your progression since then is actually remarkable. Your ability to speak fluidly now in comparison with that first video is really impressive, as is your command of gesticulation and facial expression.
I'm smart in some areas, my verbal IQ is 132. Found this out after aptitude screening for employment related reasons. I struggle with mental arithmetic, could never do it at school, weekly Friday tests, weekly humiliation, no one bothered to investigate further, just assumed I was "thick". Why don't teachers at least get some training in spotting learning difficulties and perhaps at least investigating possible reasons? I've slipped under the radar for nearly 50 years, like so many other adults.
Autism can be a drag if we are struggling with socialising. I have ADHD and autism and I could never understand people. I was used, conned , and robbed , and assaulted. Because I was always looking for friends. And I would talk to anyone and giive away information. Untill I noticed narcissistic behaviour. A lot of people are just out for themselves. And will say and do what suits them. And can be hypocrites. Thats why it would be great if you could do a video on ADHD and autism and dealing with narcissistic people.
Same here. I've made a lot of these mistakes. Giving gifts to people. I always found it difficult to connect, and RSD always made it worse. Somehow, I have been lucky enough to find a companion. Now, my wife and I have twin girls and another on the way. I have to manage my stimulation and take care of myself to avoid burnout. We are definitely weird 😅. When it comes to narcissists, I developed a set of values to live up to and only associate with people that align with them. This method helps me greatly as people are far too complicated. Being liked isn't a priority anymore, is hard at times, but a good set of values attracts the right kind of people.
Despite making A's and B's with one C (social studies, always the weak subject), getting a 100 (101 if there was extra credit) on all of my math and science classes, and usually getting 100s on my report card itself in math and science, and occasionally reading as well; I was still put in Academic Support.
I am glad I was, I met unique students who I kinda looked up to. The teachers were the sweetest ladies in the whole world.
I needed it, because I was already jaded by spec ed teachers who mistreated and abused their Autistic students.
I just wanted to say thank you for the amazing and clear content! I discovered your channel one year and a half ago and I found it fascinating. So, I kept watching and learning, but the more I watched, the more I realised that there were tons of things I was feeling identified with... After a lot of thought, a few months ago, I decided to go to a psychologist and get checked out, and this week I got the news that I do have high functioning autism (asperger's), ADD (with some traits of hyperactivity, but not many), OCD and Anxiety. I would say that you were an eye opener to me! :)
I am high functioning. I have an IQ of 179. That, combined with impaired social functioning, has made my life a LIVING HELL. The vast majority of high IQ people I have met all pray for a n IQ of 93 and a love of beer and hockey. It is tiring to be fired over and over because I am smarter than the boss but not socially adept enough to dumb myself down and STFU. Now I am retired I have solved that problem by NEVER going out of my apartment unless I have to.
What a wonderful life!
You sound much like a selfish and angry person. Maybe some therapy for that as well😅
Waaw mine is 121
@@Magnificento03 What does "waaw" mean? Why would I translate to English when you apparently are typing in English? What do you mean? At 121 you should be able to construct a complete sentence including proper spelling.
I do not understand what you mean.
If this is sarcasm or a put-down I do not understand because I am Autistic and have a great deal of difficulty with social subtleties and sarcasm.
Have you never heard Autistics have trouble with social stuff.
Like WTF does "waaw" mean?
and
Why would I have to tranalate English to English?
And you are the Host??????
WTF is wrong with you?
Oh, right you are one of those ....
Thank you for deleting my comment. WTF is wrong with you? Playing games with other autistic people? You have earned a "do not recommend this channel." You are clearly a FRAUD. Of course you will delete this one too. Spineless weasel!
Pretty hipocritical of you to delete comments from other Autistics.
You have earned a "do not recommend this channel."
Is this why I always felt older than my peers at the same time felt younger and childish compared to them? I made good grades because schoolwork, especially math, made sense to me. It never changed or threw me in for a loop like everything else. It was all about formulas and applying numbers to them. But put me in a social setting and I’d be struggling. I still struggle even in college, but too many people brush your problems off as long as you still make good grades
I was diagnosed with Aspergers in 2016, I don't think I've ever had an IQ test but I was tested for dyslexia in College (just their way of trying to dig a bit deeper to see if there was anything else I had issues with). It turned out I'm not dyslexic (which I knew anyway), but my working memory was rated 126 which was the highest the examiner had ever seen in a student. I've always known that I've had an encyclopedic knowledge which has led some of my mates to nickname me "Google", but I do feel like I have to try and find ways to explain things in layman's terms to people which can be difficult.
the thing it’s not linear so you can have some things that are high functioning and other things which are not IN THE SAME PERSON . Myself I have an IQ of 143 AND I also after I became physically disabled I’ve gotten more meltdowns and katatonia because I have problems with having people touch me and having people cross my boundaries which was less of a problem before my physical disability.
I feel awkward in social situations even with people we know and even social media that I sometimes don’t think it is social all. Still I did well in school as an adult, even made it to the honor society. I love to take pictures which is a great way to focus and not get distracted.
Oh I saw that one..I have Dx of Asperger's syndrome and savant with dyscacula. Extremely high IQ .. English savant Genius..
That's great. Most Autistic people do have above average IQ, contrary to popular belief.
Im level 3 but i dont think i have intellectual disability or a language delay so i think if i was diagnosed back when aspwrgers was a thing Id be aspergers but high support needs. It really sucks that the two separate diagnoses lead to people not getting the support they need. Im in the waiting process to get disability supports myself and it would suck if i was ineligible due to a different name for my disability. I feel sorry for the people back then who had that issue
How do u deal with jealousy and narcissist?
What do you mean?
I haven't been diagnosed yet but I am very smart, just can't do certain things physically like work or some high level tasks. I wasn't taught anything in school and my mom is really low iq (and un diagnosed BPD). Pretty sure I'm high functioning. I can take care of my mom or myself it's just hard because she has random behavior and does everything wrong / low effort and sloppy. It's like taking care of a hard headed child.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Dan, I know you experience these issues so I kinda need an opinion, I feel as though I may be autistic or I may have adhd, and here’s why(sorry if this paragraph is a little overwhelming)-I feel like I have impulsivity and hyperactivity. I fidget a lot and I have bfrb, l bite my lips and nails. Impulsivity is in my anger and sports and competitional spirit cause I’m not used to losing. And math and little things throughout the day tend to frustrate me. I have a little bit of social challenges, like sometimes I’ll be shy even though I’m not typically a shy kind of person. And sometimes I feel awkward in certain social situations. And that goes with communication too, sometimes I don’t use my words when I’m supposed to or I speak in a baby voice which I don’t mean to and it frustrates me when my mom gets on me about it. And I have repetitive behaviors like biting my lips and nails and doing certain movements. And I love to research mental issues such as autism and adhd cuz I suspect I have it. When my friends sleep in the living room I may go out there for a while then I’ll retreat to my room because I feel safer in there. I’m a big procrastinator, especially when it comes to doing my daily tasks, like cleaning or bursting my teeth. And with my anger, it usually flares during competition, it’s like files cramming their way into my brain and then I malfunction, my brain goes numb and I lash out and I cry and it’s embarrassing, I’ve been to guidance a few times last year for it. It stinks cause I don’t mean to lash out and I wish people could see that. I’ve explained that I have issues but I never explain it as clearly as some need me too. And I have difficulty with smells. I feel as tho sometimes I come off rude even tho I don’t mean to. I love to share stories and thoughts but sometimes I overshare and then people get bored and it makes me feel down. And I take things literally and seriously a lot, which I believe I got from my mom which I says she has autism. I can be a little silly at times. So I’m convinced I am neurodivergent.
Functioning labels have been rejected my many in the autistic community because how functioning isn’t something that is static and so cannot be labelled. How I function is based on many things but mostly it’s down to my environment. What you are talking about are co occurring conditions. Autistic people can have a whole host of co occurring cognitive, physical and health conditions and these can affect is greatly. Functioning labels have been found to be harmful to autistic people
Really?? Go to psychiatric institution and see some low functioning autistic people and you will understand why there is a need for this label. A lot of autistic people think all autistic people are all functioning well and all, but think again, there are some pretty low functioning autistic people out there that need so much support that they end up in institutions...
@@montycora The problem is there’s a lot of stigma attached to the label “low functioning”. It’s also pretty insulting. How would you feel if someone called you “low functioning”? There’s no need for the label, as it literally tells you nothing about a person. It doesn’t tell you what their strengths or weaknesses are. Everyone also has their definition of what “low functioning” means. Is it someone who can’t talk and is in a wheelchair? But the thing is people like that can be capable of so much and be very intelligent. Look at Stephen Hawking. “Low functioning” would make a lot of people think that someone isn’t capable of anything when in fact they are capable of a lot of things.
@@subgalaxy6148 - I just did an internship in a psychiatric hospital, I am autistic level II, and I saw A LOT of low functioning autistic people there. And do you know what the really scary part of it is? If you talk to them, they don't react at all, they don't respond, the just sit and scream random things, you talk to some, they smile, other keeps walking around completely oblivious to the world around them. You don't need to come to them and tell they are low functioning, that is not why this labeling is for. This label exist so when you get that patients chart, you know what to expect. This label is not for social interactions, but it needs to exist so that professionals can have an idea on how to deal with you. People don't understand this part. No one is going to come to you and say, HEY, YOU LOW FUNCTIONING ONE!!! No!!!! When we treat people, we need to read about them and build expectations and elaborate how you are going to approach that patient. If I get a chart and say, autistic person. Fine, I am going to take my measuring tape, my scales and I am going to go to their room to talk to them about their nutritional situation and then I find a person that can't really speak and that can't stand up to be weighed, so I have to change everything I had planned. Whereas if I read autistic level III or low functioning, I start already building in my mind possible approaches to assess that persons health. People need to stop being so offended with everything and understand that things are created for purposes that YOU might not understand and see a point, but others will.
@@montycora It’s really not your place to tell others how they should feel about functioning labels. It’s an offensive term, and that’s that. “Low functioning” is too vague of a term to tell you how to support someone. If you want others to know how to support someone, just say what they need help with or say they have high support needs (which sounds a lot better and doesn’t have the stigma attached to it that “low functioning” does). Like I said, everyone has their own definition of what “low functioning” means, so how is the term going to tell you how you should help someone? You even showed in your comment how the term creates stigma by saying, “You know what the scary part is”? (which is a pretty ableist and rude thing to say because you’re saying someone is scary just because they’re disabled). We don’t tend to call disabled people who aren’t autistic “low functioning”, so why do it to autistic people who likely have co-occurring conditions and the “low functioning” part of them has nothing to do with their autism?
@@subgalaxy6148 - Ok, say no more! I can see you are those annoying people that get offended at EVERYTHING and EVERYTHING is a problem. Fine, whatever. I will go on thinking the way I do and you will continue being offended and appalled about the whole universe not walking on egg shelves for you. And first of all, I was not telling you how to feel, i was trying to get you to understand why labels exist, but obviously it fell on deaf ears, cause you continue on your high horse preaching about labels... In medical terms low functioning has one meaning. I guess you did not understand that these labels are not for social gatherings, it's for medical charts. You are not going to be saying that to people's faces and patients do not see their charts. But I guess the paper is going to get offended, right? Oh, please!
I rarely did well in school, yet most tests to check in on intelligence showed that I understood the material, I tested high in comprehension vocabulary tests and have a high IQ Start of the year I would do great and then I would feel like I was walking in a pit of tar and slowly being dragged down. It was all depression. . . I would start out feeling okay because I was away from all the nonsense and then I had to deal with people and the adults felt like they were on the docks waving at me while I was sinking - I should have known better to go into the tar.
Yep, Its a nightmare to always dumb down in order to socially function, nobody wants to know all the intricate details we've recently been studying, no matter how passionate we are about the subject it's just not socially acceptable to take the conversation out of 'pleasantries' & into high intelligence mode, & once they learn we struggle with executive function & completing the basics, we are just looked upon as lazy & not trying hard enough. Nobody seems to grasp the high IQ/low function concept, including myself 🙄 & the Adhd side is a complete joke, how can someone who loves to organise in such great detail, be so dam disorganised ?🙄?🤬? 💥
No wonder y'all don't have good relationships with others. Arrogant.
Being highly organized is a defense against anticipated disorganization.
@@callowaylaw Very interesting. If it's true, it explains many things. What is your source for this theory? I'd love to do some more reading on it.
Hello i recently got diagnosed with Asperger's/ high functioning autism and im 25 years old. I dont know what to do with myself now. Can you make a video on what to do after getting diagnosed
That cut in any the fidget spinner was so awkward and jarring. It was like in the middle of a sentence. That the heck lol
I stopped paying attention or participating in school by 8th grade, and somehow I have an IQ in the 130's. My first test was when I was 17 and it was 134, and again 138 at 20.
I think how they measure intiligances is place too much towards mathematics, mainly due to I believe it the idea that IQ is rhe soul measure of intelligence whitch i don't think is correct. I personally think intelligence should take into account all aspects of learning and not heavily focus on the logical side.
No, that is not how they measure intelligence. It is measured by logic and how you communicate. IQ tests usually take days to be completed because it is a series of tests where they test different aspects of your cognition. It is not just one and maths is just a small fraction of the test, very tiny actually.
Diagnosed with aspergers in 2018.But had autism spectrum disorder abd aspergers on my diagnostic letter.
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You are not blocked :)
I said something, too, because I could see your comment, but you're welcome.
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There’s no such thing as “high functioning” autism. We’re not machines, so functioning labels don’t make sense. Would you say that someone has “high functioning” cancer just because they look fine and appear to be doing okay? “High functioning” autism just means that autistic challenges aren’t visible. Terms like “high functioning” stop autistic people from receiving the support they need.
theres people with intense autism that need care and supervision 24/7 to be safe all the time they would definitely not be classified as "functioning" members of society so you're just yapping for the sake of being offended please shut up
@@lllIlIlIIIII am autistic, so I have a say in this. It’s rude to call someone “low functioning”. If they need supervising just say that or if they have communication challenges, say that. People who are disabled like you describe usually have co-occurring conditions such as an intellectual disability and is nothing to do with autism. Just because someone needs a lot of support doesn’t mean they can’t function in society and it’s incredibly offensive and rude to say that. So, you shut up and stop trying to start an argument over nothing.
@@lllIlIlIIIIAlso, I’m not just “yapping for the sake of being offended” because it’s not just me who has a problem with it. The autistic community doesn’t accept functioning labels and there are plenty of sources out there that explain why functioning labels are harmful. I think it’s very rude of you to reply with the attitude you have when my comment was just explaining why functioning labels are harmful and shouldn’t be used.
Yeah I agree. Either someone is able to function with something, or they're not. Autism is measured from mild to strong and levels of each symptom instead.
@@specialuset8022 nerd
HOW HANDLE COPE WITH JEALOUS PEOPLE. AND. HOW DEAL WITH NARCISTIC PEOPLE
The National Autistic Society advises against using the term 'high functioning'.