Century-Old Drug Reverses Signs of Autism In Mice

sciencehabit writes: A single dose of a century-old drug has eliminated autism symptoms in adult mice with an experimental form of the disorder. Originally developed to treat African sleeping sickness, the compound, called suramin, quells a heightened stress response in neurons that researchers believe may underlie some traits of autism. The finding raises the hope that some hallmarks of the disorder may not be permanent, but could be correctable even in adulthood.

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Where the fuck did people get the idea that....

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.... autism represents something that is somehow "wrong"?

Okay, it's not neurotypical... but so fucking what?

Can people just not fucking embrace the fact that every individual is unique and special, and stop trying to hunt for ways make every child born today into a carbon-copy of some theoretical "normal", when in actuality, that doesn't even exist in the first place?