“When I describe my daughter as high functioning, I am trying to imply that she is on or above grade level in most academic subjects, still struggles with language to some degree, still has some sensory and social issues, and you might not even know that she had autism if you met her. My friend Tara's nephew, who is low functioning, has very limited language, just got potty trained at age 11, and is in a self-contained classroom in his school. There are lots of children in between, above and below them, but all of them have autism and yet all of them are unique.”