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This resolution recognizes March 17, 2025, as Profound Autism Awareness Day in Texas, drawing attention to a specific subtype of autism spectrum disorder characterized by severe intellectual disability and significant communication challenges. The resolution highlights that individuals with profound autism require intensive, around-the-clock care, with many being nonverbal and needing extensive support throughout their lives. According to a 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, profound autism affects approximately one in four children with autism, with those affected more likely to be female, from racial and ethnic minority groups, of low socioeconomic status, and born preterm or with low birth weight. The resolution also emphasizes the challenges faced by individuals with profound autism and their caregivers, including limited access to home and community-based services and minimal representation in clinical research, and calls on Texans to learn more about the condition and work towards greater support and inclusion for those affected by profound autism.

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