The latest autism research news stories with ASF Chief Science Officer Alycia Halladay
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Quick answer: 26.7%. But what is “profound autism” and why is this label necessary? Have the rates of profound autism changed over time? How many do not have profound autism and are their needs different and how? Listen to this week’s ASF podcast and read the paper here: https://autismsciencefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CDC-Profound-Autism-Statistics_ASF-Copy.pdf
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The question of whether or not autism is a difference or a true dysfunction in brain development has been debated for years. A new study from Canada demonstrates that within an autism diagnosis, there is less of a difference in symptoms in the last 5 years than there was 30 years ago. This raises a lot of questions about what autism researchers have been studying lately. It also reinvigorates the discussion of whether the heterogeneity issue in autism has become such an issue that those with a true dysfunction are not getting the services they need, because of an interpretation that autism is just a difference. The podcast includes thoughts of the community voiced on social media as well as opinions of the ASF scientific advisory board.
Article is open access here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2747847