Profound autism

Profound autism, is it real, or is it just intellectual disability with certain autistic features? People with intellectual disability, who are also talkative and extrovert and keen on social interaction are not called 'profoundly neurotypical'.

This sort of thing, like assignment of species in human evolution, tends to switch between 'lumpers' and 'splitters'. The 'spectrum' saw lumpers in the ascendant, perhaps the pendulum is swinging the other way?

Martin said:

Profound autism, is it real, or is it just intellectual disability with certain autistic features

I was thinking about this, I think you want to see an example to prove it's existence?

I would reccommend viewing 'Inside our autistic minds', I think the first episode, it features Murray, who is I think, profoundly autistic, non-verbal but it is obvious he is also highly intelligent and thoughtful too. 

This would go against the profound autism definition though. Low iq is one of suggested criteria.

A close friend of mine who is a GP gave a patient a letter broadly requesting that local employment services do this.

He mentioned his concern that one day he will get into trouble for such an approach.

Fortunately his financial situation is such that he can exercise such value driven behaviour without absolute existential dread.

He's also pretty neurodivergent in my opinion too!

A close friend of mine who is a GP gave a patient a letter broadly requesting that local employment services do this.

He mentioned his concern that one day he will get into trouble for such an approach.

Fortunately his financial situation is such that he can exercise such value driven behaviour without absolute existential dread.

He's also pretty neurodivergent in my opinion too!