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Alt text by the comic’s author Teresa Scovil

#ActuallyAutistic #autism

A six panel comic of Honeydew explaining why they don't like the term high functioning. The comic is titled "Dysfunctional Labeling" and is made by Theresa Scovil. Panel 1: A person smiles and says to Honeydew "You're autistic? You must be high functioning autistic, right?" Honeydew looks surprised. Panel 2: Honeydew responds "I don't really like the term "high functioning."" The person asks "Why not?" Panel 3: Narration says "Because people seem to think that it means I'm some sort of genius, then get really upset when I read slowly." A person looks angry as Honeydew squints while struggling to read a book. Panel 4: Narration says "They think that it means I can excel scholastically then are shocked when they find out that I'm a high school dropout." A person looks shocked as Honeydew shrugs with a crossed out graduation cap over them. Panel 5: Narration says "They think that it means they can treat me like I'm not autistic at all, then call me lazy when I ask for help." A person angrily points at Honeydew while implying they're lazy. Honeydew looks sad. Panel 6: Honeydew says to the first person "The truth is that my functioning levels change all the time, so I just forgo functioning labels completely." The person smiles and replies "Ah, gotcha."
#actuallyautistic #autism
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