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"profound autism" now means "IQ or DQ ≤50, minimal verbal skills, and adaptive functioning ≤70"? link.springer.com/article/10.1... 25.9% (N=121/468) of autistics under age 8 "were classified as ‘at risk of profound autism’"?--vs only 2.2% (N=1/45) age 8-16 who "met criteria for profound autism"?

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M. A. Hodge, K. A. Boulton, R. Sutherland, S. Baracz, N. Ong, B. Bennett, G. Brooks, A. J. Guastella, et al. (2025). Clinical Features of Children at Risk of Profound Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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M. A. Hodge, K. A. Boulton, R. Sutherland, S. Baracz, N. Ong, B. Bennett, G. Brooks, A. J. Guastella, et al. (2025). Clinical Features of Children at Risk of Profound Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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2 Dec 2025
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10.1007/s10803-025-07160-9
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M. A. Hodge, K. A. Boulton, R. Sutherland, S. Baracz, N. Ong, B. Bennett, G. Brooks, A. J. Guastella, N. Silove
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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Purpose The concept of profound autism was coined in 2021 to better describe and understand the needs of autistic people with low cognitive and adaptive functioning skills and limited verbal communica...

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