1 integrated reply by Michelle Dawson
14 Nov 2024 16:35
Note: in this paper "profound autism" is defined as "individuals with an IQ of <50 and/or are minimally or non-verbal" (of the N=14 "profound" autistics here, for N=10 ID is "unspecified" or "no testing available")
Another note: one "profound" autistic is reported to be 177 years old (see Table 1)
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Patrick W. Romani, Mathew C. Luehring, Angelique M. Koerner, Shanna M. Baikie (2024). Characterization and Outcomes of Profoundly and Non-profoundly Autistic Individuals Admitted to a Specialized Psychiatric Inpatient Unit. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
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