When children with severe autism endanger their families, residential care may be the best option
The story of one mother’s difficult decision to place her son in a residential program
When Profound Autism Falls Off the Cliff into the Abyss
“While everyone “celebrates” autism, no one is coming up with desperately needed solutions for the adults who are most severely affected.” By Alicia Mesa
Media Misstep: Non-Profound Autism Definitely Does Not Mean "Mild"
While we embrace the progress of the profound autism label, we must be vigilant to ensure the term does not obscure the broader population clearly and often severely disabled by autism but who do not meet criteria for "profound" — or be used to trivialize the skyrocketing rates of autism.
Prominent Autism Researchers Promote a “Real Life,” Functional Approach to Subgrouping Autism
A new commentary emphasizes the importance of a multidimensional definition of autism severity — including intellectual disability and functional impairment — but stops short of proposing a specific scheme.
No One Answers Our Desperate Pleas for Help
Ever more American families find themselves in a living hell of severe autism — with few treatments or programs to help.
Autism: Propaganda v Reality
In this presentation, Jill Escher discusses the dangers of propagandistic, euphemistic language about autism.