? about initial AS and something else...

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Does this usually mean asperger sydrome or autism spectrum???

I am confused? AND....

does/can it offend if your child is high functioning (on the spectrum)and you

label it HFA.... I have done this, as my son isn't considered Asperger cuz

language skills are below avg, but to some (who don't know autism) he can seem

typically developing... not so much now at 14 but when he was much younger. The

autism spectrum can look very different across the bd as we know?

I was talking with a family member recently and she was a puzzled how I thought

my son was a " high functioning " teenager... she said some of my relatives had

thought over the years (have talked amongst themselves) that I was in denial

that my son had issues (he was diagnosed later), <that I thought> he was " high

funtioning " . Makes sense why I was getting looks from family when I said this

terminology recently. I know I had explained this before, I guess not well

enough (sigh)

Sue

I am trying to figure this all out, and whether it is better to just say " autism

spectrum disorder " or " high functioning autism " . Input anyone?