Don’t Divide the Autism Spectrum: Unite the Whole Community

• By: Robert Naseef, PhD Clinical Psychologist, Author, and Parent of an Adult Autistic Son
• August 21st, 2023
• access to services, autism acceptance, labels, language, neurodiversity, opinion, profound autism, severe autism
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Despite clear alternatives, some prominent voices in the autism world, whom I wrote about in November, are continuing to push for a new category which they are calling “Profound Autism.” They are completely ignoring Autistic voices. The Autism Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), “has continually...

Let’s NOT Divide the Autism Spectrum: My View From the Trenches on “Profound Autism”

• By: Robert Naseef, PhD Clinical Psychologist, Author, and Parent of an Adult Autistic Son Michael John Carley New York University Connections ASD Program
• November 29th, 2022
• fathers, labels, language, neurodiversity, nonspeaking, opinion, profound autism, stereotypes, support groups
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Editor’s Note: Autism Spectrum News strives to be an inclusive voice for the Autism community by presenting articles that promote discussion and advancement. This article is a response to Alison Singer’s article It’s Time to Embrace ‘Profound Autism’, published by Spectrum on October...