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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For people with high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder, this is hardly intuitive stuff.

但是对于高度自闭症及亚斯·伯格症人来说，和别人密切交流是很难做到的。

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This is dubbed high-functioning autism, or Asperger's syndrome.

这被称为高功能自闭症，或亚斯·伯格症候群。

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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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In 2006, he underwent about eight hours of tests, which helped a clinical psychologist conclude that Sheppard had high-functioning autism.

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The pair are highlighting the condition as part of a BBC South series into people with high-functioning autism and Asperger syndrome.

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