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06 May 2018, 12:49 am

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Which is why I think it's stupid to base someone's autism of their IQ. Sure, being mentally disabled creates problems of its own, but it really doesn't take the individuals autistic traits into account. A person with an IQ of 65 cannot be high functioning by definition, but they might be less affected by their autism than a person with an IQ of 120.


I was diagnosed level 3 severely autistic way before I was old enough to take an IQ test.



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06 May 2018, 10:32 am

EzraS wrote:
Seba7290 wrote:
Which is why I think it's stupid to base someone's autism of their IQ. Sure, being mentally disabled creates problems of its own, but it really doesn't take the individuals autistic traits into account. A person with an IQ of 65 cannot be high functioning by definition, but they might be less affected by their autism than a person with an IQ of 120.


I was diagnosed level 3 severely autistic way before I was old enough to take an IQ test.
This is confusing to me. Don't the numerical severity levels just reflect the kind of support you need? I don't think they relate to IQ. I could be wrong though, I don't know.

Have you been reevaluated as you got older? Aren't you like 17 now? In your case, if you are labelled "low functioning" it can't be based on your IQ. Your IQ is definitely very high. I could see that when you were 12. Your IQ is probably much higher than mine and I am supposed to be level 1.


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