Profound autism

I suppose there's already the levels distinction within autism - perhaps that will just become more widely used? To my knowledge, profound is basically level 3?

Acquiesce said:

I suppose there's already the levels distinction within autism

I live in Engand and levels weren't used in my diagnosis.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is my diagnosis. 

I don't know where the levels are still used.

Acquiesce said:

I suppose there's already the levels distinction within autism

I live in Engand and levels weren't used in my diagnosis.

Autism Spectrum Disorder is my diagnosis. 

I don't know where the levels are still used.

I'm wrong actually: just re-read the report I was thinking of and it didn't specify type/level at all.

Maybe that's a solution to the issue of how impacted and individual is within the spectrum though, rather than making new terminology?

Fwiw I think of level one as what would have been called Asbergers, two as moderate and there as profound. 

That was a good explaination. 

I did find this quote interesting
"However, these levels aren’t fixed categories. They are based on a snapshot in time – a reflection of current support needs, which can change depending on age, environment, stress levels, and access to help."

And I think I saw on some more american sites, people were saying things like they were level 1 this and level 2 that, like it was split down further? I think it might just be a way of describing a spikey profile and communicating it to others?

Cinnabar_wing said:

I thought the Uk doesn't recognise levels, places like the US use them

That was my understanding too.

There is an explanation here

www.oxfordcbt.co.uk/.../

I thought the Uk doesn't recognise levels, places like the US use them. I would suppose sometimes an assessor  might give one maybe, but it's not a recognised thing here. 

My form didn't specify either, but I wouldn't be surprised if there were some places that do. Also it's related to DSM rather than ICD which doesn't have levels? (So it would depend which the assesor used and if they decided to use the levels? Just a guess really)

I suspect it depends on who is doing the diagnosis (and perhaps when?)- I'm in England too and have seen it used recently on a report.