"high-support" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-high-support.wav Forms: more high-support [comparative], most high-support [superlative]
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  1. (psychiatry, of an autistic person) Requiring a high level of assistance to meet one's personal care needs. Categories (topical): Autism, Psychiatry
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