I mean no disrespect to you
@Rexi but that is not good advice. There is no low or high functioning within the autistic spectrum and to explain it to someone in that fashion can be very damaging to us all. Functioning labels are an outdated and simplistic view of the autistic spectrum. It may be a temporary solution for a short term conversation, to get someone off our backs, but it is a concept that harms every autistic person alive.
You are right that many people have a very negative, deficit biased view of autism, but this is not a constructive way to address it. Maybe you and
@Julie Gross might have a read of the post and attached article that
@Isadoorian kindly posted earlier
https://www.autismforums.com/threads/its-a-spectrum-isnt-quite-as-it-sounds.30116/