High-Functioning or Low-Functioning?
In this life I am missing the ability to go
Talking to Autism “Advocacy” Organizations
I had the opportunity to speak, as a public comment,
Attitudes – Grading People
Parents and family of disabled people should start demanding that everyone who is part of their children lives stops using functioning labels. We don’t need to be graded. We already have value.
More Problems With Functioning Labels
Every now and then my autistic friends and I have
When Autistics Grade Other Autistics
“If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree…”We know how functioning labels are not helpful, despite being largely used by neurotypicals. But some autistics also grade members of our community and I want to understand why.
Amy Sequenzia: “Just Me”
Amy Sequenzia writes about rejecting society's many labels. Perceptions such as “super spectacular” autistic and “low-functioning” are equally harmful .
Todd Drezner: Nickels, Dimes and ‘High-Functioning’ Autism
As Justin Canha's story shows, the autistic person who needs