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Is there a mid-point between autism and neurotypicality? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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Not sure if that wouod just be like a "low-support needs" autism or if there's another established term to describe that

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[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not as far as I know. That's why it's considered a spectrum. If you've got it, you've got it. People who have it may not have any troublesome issues at all, or they may be non-functional or anywhere in between.

The evaluation on how badly it affects your life and which treatments or interventions are necessary (if any) only starts after the baseline criteria are met.

So there's no almost-autistic diagnosis. There is high functioning autism that may not need any intervention.

That said, autism symptoms overlap with a variety of other mental illnesses. Your symptoms may not land you on the Autism spectrum, but they may be part of a different issue.

If you're concerned, speak with a doctor.