There is a misconception that any autistic person who advocates for support and acceptance instead of cure must be "high functioning" (see Controversy 5.) and not actually be disabled by their autism.

有人认为，呼吁支持和接纳而不是‘治愈’的孤独症人士一定是‘高功能’的（见第5点），他们自己的孤独症一定不很严重。

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It could be that the high-functioning mothers in the study had already had a strong influence on their children's speech development.

研究中的高素质的妈妈们很可能已经对她们孩子们的言语发展产生了重要影响。

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This was also found in high-functioning men with some autistic spectrum symptoms, who may tend to avoid eye contact.

在一些高功能自闭症症状的男性中也发现了这一特点，他们可能倾向于避免眼神接触。

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Thirty of them had been identified as having mild autism, a form also known as high-functioning autism.

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And often, people with autism who are otherwise very high functioning will fail this task.

在某些方面天赋异禀的孤独症患者,也会在该任务上失败

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Androgyny has also recently been associated with high functioning autism.

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Devices will be accessible and affordable, and I think they will be brought to work by people who want high performance high functioning tools, and I think that will drive enterprise adoption.

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High- functioning and low and all that crud is mostly illusions in peoples' heads.

NPR: Autism Movement Seeks Acceptance, Not Cures