low-support

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low-support (comparative more low-support, superlative most low-support)

  1. (psychology, of an autistic person) Requiring a low level of assistance to meet one's personal care needs.
    Antonym: high-support
    • 2018, Niina Laitila, "Awareness, Acceptance & Appreciation: A Road to Changing Views on Autism in South Africa", thesis submitted to Laurea University of Applied Sciences, page 29:
      My part was to help to organise and run the first workshop for low support autistic adults and their parents.
    • 2019, Andrew Kirkconnel, "'Where Everyone Waddles Like Me': An Examination of the Autistic Community on Tumblr", thesis submitted to McMaster University, page 41:
      While the diagnostic label of Asperger's Syndrome for low-support autistic people was removed from the DSM-5 and has mostly fallen out of favour on Tumblr, some still people still use and identify with that label […]
    • 2024, Keylla Ramos Saes, Anarosa Alves Franco Brandão, Elthon Manhas de Freitas, & Fraulein Vidigal de Paula, "Educational Content Personalization for Neurodiversity: A Survey of Technologies Supporting Linguistic Development in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)", Artificial Intelligence in Education:
      However, there is considerable potential for the evolution of these technologies, aiming to specifically address pragmatic deficits and social skills challenges present in low-support autistics at level 1.
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