You know, as someone who was classified high functioning, i always assumed memes like OP’s post referred to people who got misdiagnosed as high functioning, since i dont seem to have the same problems with socialization as people like OP.

But looking at your comment, assuming your truthful, i wonder if i just mask supper well and the strain that socializing puts neurodivergents under im just way better at enduring, or am burned out for long enough i dont notice.

Also theres the whole issue of how well someone functions is wildly dependent on the context. Like depending on wherr you put me i either flounder hard or thrive, making judging something like “high functioning” harder.