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While the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities outlines the legal rights of all people with disabilities, what happens when a person with autism in need of high-level of support is not able to exercise these rights because she/he cannot speak, understand or communicate at the level required to discuss rights and legal matters?