"Profound Autism" Label Does Not Predict Strengths or Help Plan Supports.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Developing a consensus research definition for profound autism using a modified Delphi method.Molecular autism · 2026
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2. Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Severity Levels From the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) in the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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3. Response to Letter to the Editor: "'Profound Autism' Label Does Not Predict Strengths or Help Plan Supports".Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
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Corrections and comments

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

Authors and funding

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Funding

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Abstract

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