High functioning autism is a condition that is no longer diagnosed; it is now referred to as autism spectrum disorder, and the level of an individual’s functioning is indicated by scores rating the severity of symptoms and impairments the person experiences.
However, people who were diagnosed before the term autism spectrum disorder was introduced in 2013, may have been diagnosed with ‘high functioning autism’. It refers to a condition that affects people without intellectual impairments, and causes difficulty socialising and interacting.
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