The Lies of Autism Functioning Labels

Functioning Labels are limitations put on people by outside parties when it comes to autism. Functioning labels tell us nothing about a person. Functioning levels tell us more about the person. Travis feels that it is more important to describe how someone with autism functions in terms of levels rather than labels. Sadly insurance companies put limitations on how high autistic people function. It is important not to let your insurance company place limitations on how high functioning your child with autism can be. The thing with autism is that it is a spectrum of things. The spectrum is so wide. There is no end to how high functioning a person can become so therefore every person with an autism diagnosis should be getting 40 hours per week of social skills coaching. Read this book to learn more about how Travis thinks of functioning levels instead of functioning labels and you will also see how Travis feels it is important to look at functioning levels in every area of a person with autism's life from verbal skills, to making friends, to dating, and to sexuality. Travis states it is important to get a way from saying someone is high functioning because they have good verbal skills. We must look at the overall communication package and 93% of communication is non-verbal. Therefore a person could have 7% verbal skills and be high functioning verbally but 0% non-verbal skills and be very low functioning non-verbally. This book will break down everything you need to know about functioning levels and explain why functioning labels hurt autistic people.