Iyini i-high-functioning autism?
Context:I-high-functioning autism (i-HFA) iyisigaba se-autism lapho umuntu engabonisi khona ukukhubazeka kwengqondo kodwa angabonisa ukuntuleka ekuxhumaneni, ekuboneni nasekuvezeni imizwa, nasekuxhumaneni nomphakathi. I-HFA ayifakiwe ku-DSM-5 ye-American Psychological Association noma i-ICD-10 ye-World Health Organization, ehlukanisa i-autism ngokusekelwe emandleni engqondo. I-autism esebenza kahle ibonakala ngezici ezifana nalezo ze-Asperger syndrome. Izazi zokusebenza kwengqondo ezichaza izici ziyaqaphela ukuthi kunokubambezeleka okukhulu ekuthuthukiseni amakhono okuqala okukhuluma nolimi ngaphambi kweminyaka emithathu. Izindlela zokuxilonga i-Asperger syndrome azibandakanyi ukulibaziseka kolimi okuvamile.  Okunye ukuhluka kwezici zabantu abane-autism esebenza kahle kulabo abane-Asperger syndrome kuhlanganisa okulandelayo:  Amandla okucabanga ngamazwi aphansi Amakhono angcono okubuka/esikhaleni (Ukuba nethalente eliyingqayizivele kwezobuciko) Ukwehla kancane kokuhamba (isib. ukungasebenzi kahle) Izinkinga zokusebenza ngokuzimela Ilukuluku nentshisekelo ezintweni eziningi ezahlukene Angikwazi ukuzwelana nabanye abantu Isilinganiso sabesilisa kwabesifazane (4: 1) sincane kakhulu  Kusukela ngo-2013, i-Asperger syndrome kanye ne-high-functioning autism akuseyona imigomo esetshenziswa yi-American Psychological Association futhi ihlanganiswe ne-autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Kusukela ngo-2021, iNhlangano Yezempilo Yomhlaba nayo yayisishiye phansi lesi sigaba futhi yazihlanganisa ne-autism spectrum disorder.
I-high-functioning autism (i-HFA) iyisigaba se-autism lapho umuntu engabonisi khona ukukhubazeka kwengqondo kodwa angakhombisa ukuntuleka ekuxhumaneni, ekuboneni nasekuvezeni imizwa, nasekusebenzisaneni nomphakathi. I-autism esebenza kahle ibonakala ngezici ezifana nalezo ze-Asperger syndrome. Izazi zokusebenza kwengqondo ezichaza izici ziyaqaphela ukuthi kunokubambezeleka okukhulu ekuthuthukiseni amakhono okuqala okukhuluma nolimi ngaphambi kweminyaka emithathu. Izindlela zokuxilonga i-Asperger syndrome azibandakanyi ukulibaziseka kolimi okuvamile.