People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) have unique needs. This article discusses the work of PMLD LINK, a charity set up to improve quality of life through advocacy, standards, ...

This 35-minute video and accompanying notes introduce the idea of "intensive interaction", a method of talking to those with severe communication problems, writes Sue Stevens. The package demonstrates ...

Support for recognizing profound autism as a separate psychiatric diagnosis has gained momentum recently with several high-profile endorsements. Since a 2013 change to the American Psychiatric ...

Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...

The Lancet’s proposal to create a new label of “profound autism” serves only to distract us from the work of ensuring that all autistic people have everything they need to thrive. The effort to divide ...