New "profound autism" criteria--"(1) cannot care for basic daily needs, (2) does not use words to communicate, and (3) has a current diagnosis of intellectual disability (ID)"? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... among N=238 autistics aged 12-16, N=6 (2.5%) met all 3 of these "profound autism" criteria?
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Lisa D. Wiggins, Sarah C. Tinker, Katie Overwyk, Patrick Powell, Angela Thompson-Paul, Robert Fitzgerald, Steven Rosenberg, Cordelia Robinson Rosenberg, et al. (2026). Individual Profound Autism Criteria and Unmet Needs Among Autistic Adolescents and Their Caregivers. JAMA Pediatrics, 180(7), 800. American Medical Association (AMA).
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