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high-functioning

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Adjective

  1. Functioning or operating at a high level.
  2. Of a person with a developmental or intellectual disability or mental illness, able to function in society; not greatly affected by a disability or illness.
  3. Of a person with autism, exhibiting relatively high cognitive function.
  4. Alternative spelling of high-functioning.

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