1/There is no “mild” or “severe” Autism. There is Autism and the other conditions and trauma present. I’m Autistic. So is my husband and my daughter. We all look and act differently. To the untrained observer, we might be called mild, moderate and severe respectively… 2/but that is not what’s happening. If educators, therapists, support workers and others don’t understand the source of challenges and suppose a linear spectrum of Autism, they are missing a huge part of a person’s experience and how to actually teach and support them.