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I cannot stand the high-functioning label as well as the low-functioning one. A few days ago I came across a website for autistic women that did not allow use of the functioning labels. Why can't it be like that here as well?
All autism is the same. High-functioning & low-functioning just describes the severity level of one's co-morbid conditions, which is a relevant distinction. In DSM5-speak, that is ASD1, ASD2 or ASD3.I cannot stand the high-functioning label as well as the low-functioning one.
Probably because that'd be really annoying.
For many, labels like those are just a convenient way to describe something. An easy and quick way to communicate a concept.
Instead of trying to get rid of them (which I promise you, wont work), just work on not being offended/bothered so easily. Just censoring labels, descriptions, or methods of talking simply so you dont have to hear them only ever leads to people fighting about stuff even more. And really, it's not like the concepts related to those labels wont get discussed. It's just that they'll get unnecessarily convoluted. Because every time someone would normally just say "high functioning" and instantly get their meaning across, they'll now have to use some screwball workaround, an unnecessarily complex way of communicating exactly the same idea/concept. It's not exactly logical. But it IS troublesome.
Note that I say this as someone that gets labels thrown at me all the time. But see, I dont care. Because why should I? Aint any reason for me to get offended or angry. It's not like they're throwing beehives at me.