Emily Volz

Emily Volz is a queer Autistic writer and rabbinical student. She holds a BA in Jewish Studies from Oberlin College. Her current special interest is NASA. Emily hopes to be a rabbi, academic, and essayist.

Contact: volz519@gmail.com

Why I’m Not a High-Functioning Autistic

By: Emily Volz

On: October 6, 2019

In: Autism, Careers, Education, Functioning labels, Gender and LGBTQIA, Identity, Justice, Masking, Mental health and trauma, Myths

With: 18 Comments

“We have now arrived at the ultimate falsehood of high-functioning autism: what this label really means is that you have high outside functioning. I am excellent at pretending to be someone I am not.”