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The myth that “we’re all on the spectrum somewhere” has to be one of the more pervasive autism myths, and everyone who has an adult diagnosis of autism (especially those diagnosed with so-called high functioning autism spectrum disorder) has likely encountered a version of this at some point.
That there are different types of autism spectrum disorders (or as I prefer to call it different “colour palettes” of autism) does not mean that everyone on the planet sits somewhere along a linear scale ranging from “not autistic” to “extremely autistic”. It’s much more complicated than that.
Firstly, the autism spectrum is used to describe the variety of autistic experiences, not the experiences of neurotypicals who have a few autistic traits.
Secondly, It is not a linear spectrum from “mild” to “severe” autism. Every autistic person has a combination of traits that is unique to them, many of which can be equally debilitating in different ways. Functioning labels help neither the “high functioning” autistic who is presumed to be fine nor the “low functioning” autistic who is presumed incompetent.
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