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Dated terminology

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The use of "high functioning" or "low functioning" is now discouraged by clinicians and many autistic communities; it's seen as simplistic, confusing, and more reflective of the allistic perspective than the internal experience of autism. Autism is now diagnosed via levels: ASD1, ASD, ASD3. Can we update terminology on this and related pages?

I propose that we eliminate the characterization section here and overhaul this to be ASD1, which is the current terminology. Any objections? Monkeywire (talk) 15:59, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Objections, yes. We are supposed to follow what RS's say, so if the RS's use "high/low functioning" than that is the terminology we should be using. When RS's change their phrasing, than we should FOLLOW that, not precede it. ---Avatar317(talk) 03:30, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Forgive my ignorance but what is RS?
Monkeywire (talk) 04:18, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia speak for Reliable Source, as WP:RS or for medical articles, WP:MEDRS. ---Avatar317(talk) 23:27, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Got it, thanks! Monkeywire (talk) 15:36, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comorbid conditions

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I added a link under this subhead to the Conditions comorbid to autism page. Given that HFA is a historic term, could I remove the text here that applies to all forms of autism? (focus on redirecting to the more detailed page for that info) Monkeywire (talk) 15:42, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2024

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Spelling error on edit-limited page. In the article on Autism, intro paragraphs, please change "austistic" to "autistic".

(talk) 11:41, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) (Talk) 11:47, 29 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]