I wouldn't call it, “High Functioning.” People who fall onto the, “"Autistic Spectrum” do so because they struggle with the interpretation of Human's Social Cues. read more
That can be answered only by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or neurologist, or some other person qualified to diagnose autism, who sits down with Ted Cruz and administers a diagnostic and evaluation. read more
Ted Cruz has been accused of being a high functioning sociopath. I have an alternate theory: Ted Cruz has Asperger's syndrome, or high functioning autism. Ted Cruz has been accused of being a high functioning sociopath. read more
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Everybody is allowed to think about whether someone has HF autism or not, to discuss the issue in public and to come to a conclusion like"is on the spectrum"; (my judgement). read more
Now if you actually did your research (which I suspect you haven't, at least not thoroughly) you will learn that while some people on the autism spectrum have hyper emotionality, most don't, and empathy is generally reduced both cognitively and emotionally (unlike non-autistic psychopaths, whose cognitive aspect is generally maintained). read more