on the topic of functioning labels this is just a quick reminder that functioning labels do infinitely more harm to autistic people than anything else
all they do is provide more reasons for nt people to criticise us and functioning labels dont take into account the fact that autistic people with appropriate accommodations and better treatment inherently "function" better bc theyre not having to force themselves to mask as much or function in an environment that was never made with them in mind
like yeah man im going to function like shit when u stick me in a loud place without my earbuds. yeah im gonna have a meltdown when people refuse to respect that i cant handle sudden schedule changes. yeah im gonna have issues completing a task when u make me deal with a texture that freaks me out or hurts me when it wasnt a necessary thing to do
saying someone is high functioning just means nts will expect u to basically not show symptoms and saying someone is low functioning just means nts will infantilise u and treat u like ur incapable of doing things. not to mention the fact that labels like that are more for neurotypicals than anything, so they can gauge How Autistic Someone Is and base how they treat them on that
obviously i cant make people stop using them but anyways heres ur reminder that functioning labels suck and are harmful!!
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