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Fertilization I think it means that the label high-functioning autism is becoming somewhat questionable, especially if they talk about masking or being diagnosed only later in life because nobody noticed anything out of ordinary about them. I'd say if you spend a week with a person and they don't show any exceptionally abnormal behaviour then what is the label even good for? If someone is capable of masking, then it means they are capable of understanding how society works and control their natural behaviour. If autism means a lack of understanding of social cues then how is one even capable of masking in the first place?
I remember some stories from my friends talking about their schoolmate who was incapable of understanding sarcasm or took everything too literally, not really grasping the concept of metaphors. I'd understand that as an example of high-functioning autism, not some people with some atypical opinions about relationships or other BS some try to present as signs of autism on social media.
