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# How to pronounce "high functioning autism" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/hɪghfʌnktɪɒnɪngɔːtɪsm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hig·hfun·cti·o·nin·gau·tism**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "high functioning autism" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "um Rio here uh is little but he has a type 1 diabetes and Max has uh has a kind of high functioning autism called Asperger syndrome and uh today I'm going to focus a little bit on uh why I work on autism and how having Max really changed the direction of my research and doing that I I I hope to be able to tell"
- **Watch at 6:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM-x25z-i7w&t=374s)

### Example 2
> "But it turns out that folks with high functioning autism, things like Asperger's actually have a higher level of fluid intelligence than the average population."
- **Watch at 11:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iahc9N-LrQ8&t=719s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "wasn't exactly clear what was wrong uh as he learned how to talk um he was given the diagnosis of sort of high functioning autism which means that he"
- **Watch at 8:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM-x25z-i7w&t=480s)

### Example 4
> "And I've had some students that have come to me that have been misdiagnosed as having Asperger's, which is a high functioning autism,"
- **Watch at 21:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk1ZpxuYic8&t=1293s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "that children with autism or Asperger's, teens with autism, high functioning autism or Asperger's, who work with the systems, subsequently show"
- **Watch at 12:33**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKdXyRt2Qe8&t=753s)


## How to Pronounce "high functioning autism"

- **Syllables**: hig · hfun · cti · o · nin · gau · tism
- **IPA**: `/hɪghfʌnktɪɒnɪngɔːtɪsm/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[high](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/high), [functioning](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/functioning), [autism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/autism)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “high functioning autism”?
“high functioning autism” is pronounced /hɪghfʌnktɪɒnɪngɔːtɪsm/ (hig · hfun · cti · o · nin · gau · tism). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “high functioning autism”?
“high functioning autism” has 7 syllables: hig · hfun · cti · o · nin · gau · tism.

### How can I hear “high functioning autism” used in real sentences?
This page has 5 real-world video examples of “high functioning autism” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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