i am currently being evaluated for asd if confirmed i would fall under hfa high functioning autism one thing the psychologist mentioned that stuck with me is the awareness of shortcomings that is inherent to higher intelligence a person with asd and an iq of 70 probably doesnt realize their shortcomings a person with asd and an iq of 130 is likely acutely aware of every time they have struggled with social situations work situations etc  being a spectrum disorder there will always be a disparity in perspectives the unfortunate reality is that some people will not be capable of seeing other perspectives resulting in unintentional toxicity