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21 Aug 2016, 9:59 am

"Autism," in and of itself, doesn't carry negative connotations. It's just a condition, like Down Syndrome is just a condition.

Nobody is "blamed" for having autism.

Unlike something like psychopathy or narcissism, where some blame, and much stigma, is attached to a person who seems to have these "conditions."



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21 Aug 2016, 11:36 am

kraftiekortie wrote:
"Autism," in and of itself, doesn't carry negative connotations. It's just a condition, like Down Syndrome is just a condition.

Nobody is "blamed" for having autism.

Unlike something like psychopathy or narcissism, where some blame, and much stigma, is attached to a person who seems to have these "conditions."


Dude, we are not talking about what should be, were talking about what is stigmatized in our imperfect world.

If right now I accused you "having Down's Syndrome" you would go screaming to the moderators, and I would end up being either suspended, or being banned from WP because "Down Syndrome" equals "ret*d" which is about the worst thing you can say on WP. And so would I, or most anyone else, if you did that. Claiming that "Down's Syndrome" doesnt "carry a connotation" is absurd.

By mentioning Downs Syndrome you're just slitting the throat of your own argument.



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21 Aug 2016, 6:19 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
"Autism," in and of itself, doesn't carry negative connotations. It's just a condition, like Down Syndrome is just a condition.

Nobody is "blamed" for having autism.

Unlike something like psychopathy or narcissism, where some blame, and much stigma, is attached to a person who seems to have these "conditions."


Dude, we are not talking about what should be, were talking about what is stigmatized in our imperfect world.

If right now I accused you "having Down's Syndrome" you would go screaming to the moderators, and I would end up being either suspended, or being banned from WP because "Down Syndrome" equals "ret*d" which is about the worst thing you can say on WP. And so would I, or most anyone else, if you did that. Claiming that "Down's Syndrome" doesnt "carry a connotation" is absurd.

By mentioning Downs Syndrome you're just slitting the throat of your own argument.



lol nice analogy at the end there.



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21 Aug 2016, 6:32 pm

Ummmm, yeah! At Harvard that usually lose at sports, they chant, " that's all right, that's OK, you are going to work for us one day". http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/pu ... 2086.shtml


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22 Aug 2016, 1:40 am

naturalplastic wrote:
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It's been 5 years since I posted on this thread!

I still feel the label "high functioning" is a little cringeworthy reflecting some type of hierarchical judgment from an NT perspective

Why not call it functional autism simply saying the person is able to function in mainstram society?


So you're saying "instead of calling it 'high functioning autism' lets just call it 'high functioning autism'".

Lol!

Well Gee whiz. Why didnt everyone think of THAT!?


In an ideal world we wouldn't have labels...but we don't live an ideal world do we...



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22 Aug 2016, 1:46 am

naturalplastic wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
"Autism," in and of itself, doesn't carry negative connotations. It's just a condition, like Down Syndrome is just a condition.

Nobody is "blamed" for having autism.

Unlike something like psychopathy or narcissism, where some blame, and much stigma, is attached to a person who seems to have these "conditions."


Dude, we are not talking about what should be, were talking about what is stigmatized in our imperfect world.

If right now I accused you "having Down's Syndrome" you would go screaming to the moderators, and I would end up being either suspended, or being banned from WP because "Down Syndrome" equals "ret*d" which is about the worst thing you can say on WP. And so would I, or most anyone else, if you did that. Claiming that "Down's Syndrome" doesnt "carry a connotation" is absurd.

By mentioning Downs Syndrome you're just slitting the throat of your own argument.


I have known children who are intellectually challenged and with Downs and they are all beautiful. Both kraftiekortie and I wouldn't react the way you are projecting because most of us don't share your derogatory view of Downs Syndrome...Perhaps broaden your view by making an effort to get to get to know people with Down's as they are not people you "imagine" they are



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22 Aug 2016, 5:20 am

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The thing is, who would willingly want to attach the "low-functioning autism" label to themselves anyway? It's demeaning and difficult to accept -- that's why they put in on a spectrum. Then again, if someone asked if they I "was autistic or not" not only would I be offended, but I would still be reluctant to tell them I was on the spectrum regardless given that there is still so much stigma surrounding it... not that it's any of their business anyway :oops: .

It seems that for the most part the only way certain people with ASD's can accept their diagnosis is by applying the "high-functioning" label to themselves, so they don't have to feel that they've been screwed over intellectually by this. Although maybe this is besides the point, because what denotes "high-functioning" anyway? Mentally I'm average, but in day to day life my overall functioning is pretty low, probably because I scored the highest on asociality (even though I still need contact with friends every now and then) and restricted interests, so it's really difficult to break out of old habits, if you get me.

In fact, I've spent most of my free time outside of education playing video games and typing behind this computer :( Sometimes I think I'll be stuck here to the damn day I die, and I've been like this since childhood. Friends, and certain family members, sometimes invite me out to go places, but to be quite honest, I just don't feel like it -- and that's not a good thing; mentally I want to change but neurologically I cannot.

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22 Aug 2016, 9:29 am

I see the functioning labels as just a means of grouping people with autism into levels of support so that people working with those folks can have an easy and rough guide on how much support might be needed ahead of time - much the same as the levels 1, 2 and 3 in DSM V. So if I had a child who was diagnosed as Autistic Level 3 coming into my class, I would look to start my preparations for their learning plan in a different place to if I were preparing for a child at level 1. Of course that doesn't mean that everything in that individual will be on the same level, it just means that, on average the child has a certain level of difficulty with things. All it really provides is a starting point for ensuring that appropriate support is given.

I don't really understand why the description 'high functioning autism' is a problem. I find it helpful. I guess we're all different.


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22 Aug 2016, 12:25 pm

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Functioning labels are silly because you can rate neurotypicals on their functioning levels as well.

In the DSM-V there are no functioning labels, just levels of support your assessors think you might need.

Wouldn't support levels also run into similar issues?
Rather than specific types of support.



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23 Aug 2016, 8:12 pm

cyberdad wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
It's been 5 years since I posted on this thread!

I still feel the label "high functioning" is a little cringeworthy reflecting some type of hierarchical judgment from an NT perspective

Why not call it functional autism simply saying the person is able to function in mainstram society?


So you're saying "instead of calling it 'high functioning autism' lets just call it 'high functioning autism'".

Lol!

Well Gee whiz. Why didnt everyone think of THAT!?


In an ideal world we wouldn't have labels...but we don't live an ideal world do we...


Every word that exists in every human language is a "label". Without labels human life couldnt exist. So why do you equate "the absence of labels" with "an ideal world"?

Certain words/labels are problems in certain contexts at certain times. That doesnt make all labels evil.

I am aware that your just parroting the party line of every autism community: that autistics are victims of labels, so therefore all labels are bad. But just because its the party line does change the fact that it's nonsense.



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23 Aug 2016, 8:22 pm

I can pass off as NT to acquaintances. Does that mean I'm high functioning? I have no friggin clue. I certainly don't feel high functioning a lot of the time, especially in instances involving romance and meaningless social interaction.


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23 Aug 2016, 9:09 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
It's been 5 years since I posted on this thread!

I still feel the label "high functioning" is a little cringeworthy reflecting some type of hierarchical judgment from an NT perspective

Why not call it functional autism simply saying the person is able to function in mainstram society?


So you're saying "instead of calling it 'high functioning autism' lets just call it 'high functioning autism'".

Lol!

Well Gee whiz. Why didnt everyone think of THAT!?


In an ideal world we wouldn't have labels...but we don't live an ideal world do we...


Every word that exists in every human language is a "label". Without labels human life couldnt exist. So why do you equate "the absence of labels" with "an ideal world"?

Certain words/labels are problems in certain contexts at certain times. That doesnt make all labels evil.

I am aware that your just parroting the party line of every autism community: that autistics are victims of labels, so therefore all labels are bad. But just because its the party line does change the fact that it's nonsense.

I'm a community of one...but that's a separate issue

Yes I agree language is a form of labelling....infact your observation is quite enlightening :wink:



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23 Aug 2016, 10:17 pm

What do you consider high functioning?

Technically, as much as its worth, I am considered to have a High IQ, above the cutoff point. But in my day to day living skills, I am considered low functioning.

But I am not special needs nor am I mentally deficient.