high functioning

Adjective

Meaning

high functioning (comparative more high functioning or higher functioning, superlative most high functioning or highest functioning)

Alternative spelling of high-functioning

Functioning or operating at a high level.

(psychology, of persons with developmental or intellectual disability or mental illness) Able to function in society; not greatly affected by disability or illness.

(psychology, of persons with autism) Showing relatively high cognitive function.

Alternative names

high-functioning

Examples

Classification Autism spectrum disorder video The extent of the overlap between AS and high-functioning autism ( HFA —autism unaccompanied by intellectual disability ) is unclear. Source: Internet

He used that experience to help him develop the character of Raymond Babbitt, a high-functioning autistic savant, yet a person who critic David Denby described as "a strangely shuttered genius." Source: Internet

For example, one recent study found that 10% of low-functioning autistic children “bloom” by adolescence and become high-functioning, and many high-functioning youth also improve significantly, some enough to lose the diagnosis entirely. Source: Internet

Langdon may be good at cracking codes, but Clarice takes tips from a high-functioning sociopath. Source: Internet

For someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), I’m fairly high-functioning. Source: Internet

People don't "grow out of" autism, and in recent years, many adults and teens have been diagnosed with high-functioning autism. Source: Internet

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