26. "this is not what spectrum disorder means in this instance" In response to In response to 24
"I don't mean to come off as dismissive, but the autism spectrum by level(high functioning/low functioning) is not well de-fined. Could it be there's certain areas of the spectrum many of us fit in at various times of our lives?"
I don't expect 3cardmolly to read, but a lot of people could look a lot less stupid discussing these things if they just read what the word spectrum refers to.
"In some cases, a spectrum approach joins conditions that were previously considered separately. A notable example of this trend is the autism spectrum, where conditions on this spectrum may now all be referred to as autism spectrum disorders"