The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported 26.7 percent of people with autism spectrum disorder have “profound autism”. It is the first time this statistic has been reported using CDC-collected data and reflects a growing awareness that “profound autism” is different from the broader “autism spectrum disorder.” The paper analyzed population-based surveillance data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network for 20,135 children aged 8 with autism during 2000-2016. The definition of profound autism that was applied was being nonverbal, being minimally verbal, or having an IQ <50. The report found that the percentage of 8-year-old children with profound autism among those with autism was 26.7 percent. Read the full article: CDC Reports First-Ever Profound Autism Prevalence Data //
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