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Rewiring the Autistic Brain

Posted by Soulskill on from the neurosurgery-by-tim-allen dept.

sciencehabit writes "Signs of autism — such as impaired social skills and repetitive, ritualistic movements — usually begin to appear when a child is about 18 months old. Autism is thought to result from miswired connections in the developing brain, and many experts believe that therapies must begin during a 'critical window,' before the faulty circuits become fixed in place. But a new study (abstract) shows that at least one malfunctioning circuit can be repaired after that window closes, holding out hope that in some forms of autism, abnormal circuits in the brain can be corrected even after their development is complete."

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  1. Re:Let's fix them all! by RobertLTux · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    and the "funny" thing is you give some of these Geeklings half a small Red Bull with their cereal in the morning they will be fine.
    (but then again RedBull is cheaper than Alderal so that won't fly with the doctors)

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  2. No such thing as 'autism' by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    'Autism' is simply the natural reaction of a child to a traumatic experience (or experiences) in their early childhood - 99% of the time, committed by their parents.
    Hence the refusal to look their parents in the eye, refusal to accept affection, etc. from their parents, tantrums if anything is changed in their environment.

    This laughable bullshit about 'rewiring circuits in the brain' is unbelievable. What we have is a bunch of sociopaths who are incapable of feeling the feelings of others (hey, that sounds just like the Slashdot fucktards who are reading these very words) who will do ANYTHING to deny the suffering of others. So they try to turn it into a 'computer game'. What idiots.

    Read 'The Siege' by Clara Claiborne Park (I think that's her name), where she rather stupidly reveals how she beat the crap out of her daughter, and then lo and behold - her daughter stopped talking to her! This whole 'autism' bullshit is just sickening.

    Just like the modern myth of 'dyslexia' - blaming the child and telling them there is something wrong with their brain, rather than with the dumbass teaching methods which taught them to learn to read the wrong way. Read 'Why children can't read' by Dianne McGuinness.

    Cue Slashdot tossers ignoring the FACTS I've posted above and doing ANYTHING to avoid questioning the 'party line' - you fucking retards.