Neurotypicals, what do autistic people look like to you? (lemmy.world)

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Neurotypicals, what do autistic people look like to you?

Trying to get an idea of how NTs see us. I know that when I see autistic people, I see someone that's like me. Obviously, that's not how NTs perceive us, so what do we look like to yall??

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[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

I think they're generally considered high to low functioning autism, but it's the same idea as your terms, and I wouldn't get offended by them.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 19 points 8 months ago

High/low functioning is also considered dated now too. The latest is level 1-3 based on amount of support needed:

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

Really? Wow, it's news to me. How long ago was this?

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 14 points 8 months ago

I'm not positive but I believe it's only been in the last couple of years. Personally I feel like it isn't a particularly useful term update though because it is linked to perceived functionality anyway.

[-] TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I imagine that "high-functioning" and "low-functioning" are super easy to tie to one's usefulness in society, whereas support is more tied to an investment that has to be made into a person. The former says how valuable someone is and the latter doesn't.

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