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It’s been more than three years since the Lancet Commission proposed the new term “profound autism” to describe the subset of the autism spectrum most disabled by the disorder. This label has been ...

SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - The Sherman City Council approved a proclamation Monday designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day, with Councilmember Clay Barnett leading the measure as advocates ...

There has been a growing demand in recent years to separate “profound autism” into its own diagnosis, outside current parameters. Since 2013, autism diagnoses have been split into three levels, ...