Rnz: Afternoons With Jesse Mulligan

A new international proposal is sparking debate in the autism community, with a diagnosis of "profound autism" now under consideration. The proposed diagnosis would describe autistic people who have little or no functional language, an IQ below 50, and who require 24-hour supervision and care. A new Australian study has taken a closer look at what this could mean for children and their families. Jesse spoke with Dr Antoinette Hodge, a Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist at The Children's Hospital at Westmead in New South Wales.