“Profound Autism” Is the Term We Need to Provide Critical Specificity to a Broad Spectrum

• By: Alison Singer Autism Science Foundation
• January 6th, 2021
• categories, language, profound autism, self-injury, severe autism
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“What is your disability, because I’m not seeing one?” a young man on a date asks during an episode of Love on the Spectrum, Netflix’s recent reality show hit. “What does autism look like to you?” the young woman sitting across from him retorts. For many families struggling with...