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\nPeople with profound autism who are non-verbal<\/a> rely on alternate methods to communicate. These involve Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) tools or gestures.<\/li>\n
\nThose categorized as minimally verbal may develop limited speech at some point, although it is generally not fluent. Their expressions often involve single words and approximations or functional phrases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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