Also, "many autistic people have what are called 'spiky profiles,' which means the same person can have both pronounced abilities & disabilities—whether or not they require full-time support. Autistic people can also have high within-person variability," depending on environment.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
That "neurodiversity advocates claim severe autism doesn’t exist" BS is circulating again. ND advocates don't deny that autistic people can intensive disabilities. However, saying “low functioning” or “severe” dismisses a person’s abilities, & saying “high functioning” dismisses their disabilities.
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