I think it's interesting, though does feel a little bit of musical diagnosis -they rolled up all 'milder' conditions like aspergers into one ASD, then they say there should be a difference between them and profound (albeit where the line drawn is different I think).
I do think there is a difference with those who are proundly affected, don't get me wrong there, but the article highlighted many problems with the proposed criteria (having to double-assess kids who get an autism assessment before 8, but have to wait to be assessed as profound). It does highlight what a complex problem it is to define, and how to get help to those that need it most -as caring for a profoundly autistic child must be a lot more work.
