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Meanings of high-functioning autism in English

Russian
высокофункциональный аутизм
Portuguese
altismo altamente funcional
Spanish
autismo de alto funcionamiento
Catalan
autisme d'alt funcionament

People with autism who are deemed to be cognitively "higher functioning" (with an IQ of 70 or greater) than other people with autism.

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высокофункциональный аутизм
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Examples for "hfa"
Examples for "hfa"
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HFA: Who are some current artists you think everyone should be following?
Jamaica Observer
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Only one case showed pathological HFA results, while FOP was normal.
Pubmed
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Apollo's assets under management have more than doubled since it invested in HFA.
Reuters
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Up to now, the substrates used for microbial HFA production were free fatty acids.
Pubmed
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The HFA group showed dissociation in response inhibition performance, as indexed by commission errors.
Pubmed
Usage of high-functioning autism in English
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Comedian Nick Gibbs' life changed drastically when he was diagnosed with high-functioning autism two years ago.
Radio NZ
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One woman writing on Mumsnet said her son had high-functioning autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The Guardian
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Asperger's is a form of high-functioning autism.
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In high-functioning autism, features such as intense or obsessive focus and unwavering attention to detail are also common.
Reuters
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Max has Asperger's Syndrome, high-functioning autism.
Saving max
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She informed the school that he was a child with high-functioning autism, who had little speech and impaired social skills.
Radio NZ
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Here we report a clinical case of autism with a deletion on chromosome 2 in a young male with high-functioning autism.
Pubmed
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The boy, who suffers from a form of high-functioning autism, has now been at the centre for more than six months.
The Irish Times
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I think it's important to mention that Daniel has high-functioning autism because many educators tend to steer children on the Autism spectrum towards STEM fields.
Wired
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been developed and modified to treat anxiety symptoms in youth with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (ASD) but has yielded varying findings.
Pubmed
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A December, 2001, Wired magazine article titled "The Geek Syndrome" paints the portrait of several scientifically gifted children diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome.
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