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.
Read moreProminent 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.
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