high-functioning autism

English

Noun

high-functioning autism (uncountable)

  1. (psychiatry) A term applied to people with autism who are deemed to be cognitively "higher functioning" (with an IQ of 70 or greater) than other people with autism.

Synonyms
  • HFA (abbreviation)

Usage notes
  • The amount of overlap between HFA and Asperger syndrome is disputed.

See also
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