High-functioning autism refers to autistic people whose living skills, including communication skills, enable them to live independently. However, the term is problematic, and it is not a clinical ...

High-functioning sociopaths can often hold down jobs and maintain relationships or marriages. However, these behaviors often hide a tendency to manipulate and exploit people for their benefit. People ...

Person A is a young adult who has full-time services through a state autism program with goals to improve emotion regulation, safety and daily living skills, and vocational skills. Communication goals ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

This blog was co-authored with Marcia Gralha, M.A. Human personality concerns (a) how we are all alike (i.e., human nature), (b) how we are like some other people (i.e., individual differences), and ...

“High-functioning autism” isn’t an official medical term or diagnosis. It’s an informal term some people use when they talk about people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This usually means people ...