Neurodivergent on Yik Yak | hot take but i feel that “high functioning” or “autistic ppl with lower needs” needs to be called it’s own thing for people to take it seriously.

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Neurodivergent 3d

hot take but i feel that “high functioning” or “autistic ppl with lower needs” needs to be called it’s own thing for people to take it seriously.

Neurodivergent 3d

Hot take but “high functioning” autism shouldn’t be considered an offensive term. Its like high functioning depression. Your struggles aren’t *lesser*, you just objectively function better in society. Whether you do behind closed doors is neither here no

Anonymous 3d

as a “high functioning autistic” myself. when people think of autism they think of autistic people with higher support needs who don’t have the same experience as I do. So when I tell people I’m autistic they think that I’m “faking it” it would be so much easier to discuss my struggles if we had our own title.

Anonymous 3d

I liked that about “Aspergers” as a term but ik it’s outdated and I don’t want to identify with a n4zi. id just like to be validated

Anonymous 2d

i don’t know that it’s beneficial to distinguish ourselves from everyone else with autism and ultimately i think it would do more harm than good. part of the problem with asperger’s was that it created a hierarchy of autistics, not just the name, and i feel like this would do the same thing

Anonymous

OP 3d

Ugh but then I cringe at myself for even saying higher support needs like that conversation is so nuanced. Like yes I have mostly normal speech and am able to be independent to an extent but at the same time if I don’t get help i become burnt out and completely derail my life. I don’t like the whole “needs” thing either. which is why I wish it was just its own identity because like this is too confusing for me as someone on the spectrum it’s even more confusing to explain to neurotypical people

Anonymous

OP 3d

Then what’s the line? That was the reason Asperger’s was removed, not because of its origins. There’s not any legitimate distinction between Asperger’s and ASD in both characteristics and clinical guidelines

Anonymous

#1 3d

Also why do you think having its own name = being taken seriously?

Anonymous

OP 3d

Is there a way to identify it without calling it Asperger’s? (Other than just on the spectrum)

Anonymous

#2 3d

Like I know there’s adhd, and then the subtypes, could the “Asperger’s” be ASD, some subtype? Or like levels? Based on support needs?

Anonymous

OP 3d

I just want to say (as a ND myself—dx adhd), your autism is valid❤️

Anonymous

#2 2d

There already are levels based on support needs, level one is high functioning/low support needs/commonly Asperger’s (important to note that not everyone with Asperger’s fits into level one, which is another reason why it wasn’t a good distinction)