“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. [caption id="attachment_5177"...

Contributing Factors of Aggression and Self-injury in Autism

• By: Jenny E. La Barbera, PsyD, BCBA-D NY Behavior Analysis and Psychological Services
• April 1st, 2015
• aggression, assessment, self-injury, treatment
• 1021    0

Although self-injury and aggression are not included in the diagnostic criteria for a diagnosis of autism, they are often associated with the diagnosis (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). These symptoms are often the most problematic and concerning symptoms that caregivers face when seeking...