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Re:Is autism the legacy of humans evolving the ability to in... by selimthegrim on Saturday March 13, 2021 @09:12PM (#26452148)
I thought a complaint that Somalis in Minnesota had was that autism in their kids was disproportionately (not sure about exact meaning of this term) "low-functioning"
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Re:Is autism the legacy of humans evolving the ability to in... by astrange on Sunday March 14, 2021 @05:46AM (#26453949)
Low/high functioning isn't really a specific medical term, but basically it just means if you can live on your own or not.

If you're not only high functioning but gifted* then you're "twice exceptional".

* school term that supposedly means exceptionally intelligent, sometimes gets you to a different school/class for smart kids, but actually it's like special education for kids too fast/nerdy to be in regular classes without going nuts

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