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How to know if you are a high functioning autistic?
List of Symptoms for High-Functioning Autism An emotional incident can determine the mood for the day. Becomes overwhelmed with too much verbal direction. Calmed by external stimulation (e.g., soothing sound, brushing, rotating object, constant pressure). Desires comfort items (e.g., blankets, teddy, rock, string). Difficulty with loud or sudden sounds.
What does it mean to be a high functioning autistic?
High-functioning autism (HFA) is a term applied to people with autism who are deemed to be cognitively “higher functioning” (with an IQ of 70 or greater) than other people with autism. Individuals with HFA or Asperger syndrome may exhibit deficits in areas of communication, emotion recognition and expression, and social interaction.
Why “high functioning” autism is so challenging?
Fact: High Functioning Autism Is Very Challenging Every Day. Most people with high functioning autism have compromised executive functioning skills, making it very tough to plan and manage a household, cope with minor schedule changes at school or at work, and so forth.
How to deal with a child with high functioning autism?
Treatment. However, there are proactive strategies, such as self care and self-management, designed to maintain or change behavior to make living with high functioning autism easier. Self-management strategies aim to provide skills necessary to self-regulate behavior, leading to greater levels of independence.
What is it like to be a high-functioning autistic?
Most people with high functioning autism have compromised executive functioning skills , making it very tough to plan and manage a household, cope with minor schedule changes at school or at work, and so forth. Emotional dysregulation . Contrary to popular opinion, people with autism have plenty of emotions.
What are the traits of high functioning autism?
Like all people on the autism spectrum, people who are high functioning have a hard time with social interaction and communication. They don’t naturally read social cues and might find it difficult to make friends. They can get so stressed by a social situation that they shut down. They don’t make much eye contact or small talk.