IQ is Not a Great Indicator of Intelligence
Despite the name, the IQ isn’t actually a great measure of intelligence. Learn more about other scores and how to identify strengths within neurodiversity.
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Functioning Labels
A functioning label is any descriptor used to place someone on a linear spectrum based on their executive functioning, adaptive skills, or measure of intelligence.
Because this is linear, you’ve got those who need a high-level of support on one end (considered the “most” disabled of us all) and those who don’t need any additional supports on the other (the goal for treatments aimed at “fixing” these deficits).
There are multiple systems designed to categorize and place people on this spectrum. Learn more in the articles listed on this page.
Functioning Labels and Autism
Learn more about functioning labels, why they’re unhelpful and harmful, and what to use instead when discussing autism.
Asperger’s Syndrome: A Brief History Lesson
Learn more about Asperger’s Syndrome why this outdated term should stop being used to describe autistic people.