I wasn't going to post in here because I don't have any opinion on the OP outside of what others have already said, but this is kinda bothering me. @candiedcotton and @ratscout, if I remember reading right from other posts y'all study psychology, I'm sure your viewpoints are from an educated perspective. I'm sure there are autistic people who would agree with you as well. Although you talking over a person living that experience, and telling them they're wrong, is somewhat rude as people who don't experience that. (Going off your denial of being on the spectrum, candiedcotton.) I've worked with autistic kids on different levels of the spectrum too, and while they need different levels of care, I don't see how they need to be categorized as totally different things. Honestly, that seems like it's over complicating things more than just getting rid of Asperger's, and making autism a spectrum. Also, yeah, some kids need different care, but that's based on the individual and other factors rather than that specific neurodiversity alone. Different people always need different care.
As darthmongoose stated, even though they are level 1 autistic, they still have their moments of being really overwhelmed... like, they're not any less autistic just because they're "a little awkward" and can hold down a job. It's not a perfect comparison, but my grandpa got a spinal injury in a war where his spine was fused, he was left with chronic pain and unable to do certain tasks. Despite this he could still walk, not anywhere near as bad as people bound to a wheelchair or a bad, but it's not any less of a spinal injury just because of that. It would be weird and totally unnecessary to call his disability something else entirely just because his case isn't nearly as severe as other people with spinal injuries. Similarly just because Darth isn't "as autistic" as level 3 folks doesn't mean they should be called something else.
Of course you two can have your viewpoints, everyone is different, I just thought it was rude how you were dismissing the pov this person who is autistic. Also totally aware that I'm probably not educated enough in psychology to have this conversation, but I'm an opinionated asshole. Lol