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Approximately 50% of people with autism have intellectual disability. The people without intellectual disability are more convenient to recruit for studies. As
by QuadmasterXLII 10mo ago
Approximately 50% of people with autism have intellectual disability.
The people without intellectual disability are more convenient to recruit for studies. As a result, across a wide variety of studies on autism, only 6% of autistic participants had intellectual disability.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-019-0260-x https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-019-0260-x
- hunta2097 10mo agoMy son has "autism". He is 25 and needs constant supervision and care. I feel that the word "autism" is now meaningless. I must know 50 of his cohorts and even though they're all "autistic" they can be quite different. I also agree that his needs are underrepresented and drowned out by those mildly-affected who have the mental capacity to speak out for themselves.