Questions and answers about autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Online Q&ASeptember 2013 Q: Do persons with autism always suffer from intellectual disability? A: The level of intellectual functioning is extremely variable in persons with ASD, ranging from profound impairment to superior non-verbal cognitive skills. It is estimated that around 50% of
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Facing Autism in New Brunswick: 40% Intellectual Disability In Autism Disorders: Coincidence or Consequence?
I have never subscribed to the assumption that Intellectual Disability is a co-morbidity as described by the authors of a new study examining Intellectual Disability in Autism: (unrelated in etiology and causality from the ASD itself) I have been frustrated by the historical tendency of “autism” researchers to exclude intellectually
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