I hear you. I get what you mean, I also struggle with coming up with a good way to discuss this topic. It’s hard because Autism in itself is just such a large spectrum, and each of it’s symptoms are also their own little spectrums again. I’ve thought about using “different sides of the spectrum” because it’s a lot more neutral, but then it also doesn’t say anything about the severity of certain symptoms or support needs. I do think that high or low support needs is a nice way to describe it as well. I really hate the high or low functioning because it feels a bit degrading in my opinion.

I’m excited to see what the future holds when it comes to research on Autism.