Question

​ four-year-old susan has just been diagnosed with autism. research suggests that her chances of never developing speech proficiency sufficient to communicate her needs are about ____ percent.

Answer 1

The answer is about 25 percent.

Autism refers to a range of conditions characterized by different kinds of challenges. We know that there is not one autism but many types caused by different combinations of genetic and environmental influences. Around 1/3 of people diagnosed with autism remain non-verbal and have an intellectual disability.