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just wanna say hi (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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hi, I'm an italian 22yo with level 1 autism and ADHD, recently diagnosed. I just joined and wanted to have a place where I'm understood. I hope we get along well :D

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

Hi, I'm audhd as well. What do the levels mean? I had an informal diagnosis done by my therapist but I didn't get a level, I was just "high functioning".

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 year ago

    the levels in the autism spectrum indicate the amount of support needed by an autistic person. High functioning autism is basically level 1 so low supports needs, level 2 is substantial supports need and 3 is high supports need. Labels like Aspergers or high-functioning are clinically irrelevant today, as in the DSM-5 all the different types of autism were joined into one single diagnosis, and that is autism spectrum disorder, hence the levels

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Probably similar, there are multiple terms that keep getting changed because they are offensive to someone or another... High functioning, low support needs, and presumably level 1 are the same thing. Note: haven't fact checked, for all I know level 1 could be high support needs.

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