The Prevalence and Characteristics of Children With Profound Autism, 15 Sites, United States, 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Autism spectrum disorder (autism) is a heterogeneous condition that poses challenges in describing the needs of individuals with autism and making prognoses about future outcomes. We applied a newly proposed definition of profound autism to surveillance data to estimate the percentage of children with autism who have profound autism and describe their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.

Methods

We analyzed population-based surveillance data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network for 20 135 children aged 8 years with autism during 2000-2016. Children were classified as having profound autism if they were nonverbal, were minimally verbal, or had an intelligence quotient <50.

Results

The percentage of 8-year-old children w

SUBMITTER: Hughes MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10576490 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature