Diagnosing high-functioning autism The current diagnosis procedure involves a clinician asking questions about a person’s experiences and making assessments about their behaviour.

Some children with high-functioning autism report memories of living someone else's life. Why them?

This idea of “high functioning” autism is rejected by many autistic adults and some researchers. We need to think back to that constellation of traits.

THERE could be as many as four different types of autism, scientists have discovered. Each type has its own genetic signature ...

High-functioning autism (HFA) is an informal term applied to autistic people who are deemed to be "higher functioning" than other autistic people, by one or more metrics.

We talk about children a lot with autism, but we often don’t talk about adults, and high-functioning adults,” said Monroe County Legislator Virginia McIntyre, who was in attendance.

‘Suffer in secret’: What people get wrong about ’high-functioning’ autism Elena Filipczyk was 21 when she finally built up the courage to apply for a “real” job.