Treatments for Autism

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I've been very interested in some of the threads we've been getting lately. "Would you cure your autism" threads show up regularly, but the last few have had some intriguing content. Ideas about things like Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or using various types of unscheduled drugs to reduce symptoms of autism. I'm really very excited at the thought of this and my mind keeps coming back to it.

I'm not looking for a "cure" or anything since that's a fool's errand. I am very interested in any knowledge people may be able to share about non-standard, experimental or unofficial treatments for autism. I don't care how unproven they are (ok, I do a little bit... quackery is no good), what possible side effects are, if Autism Speaks or some other common bogeyman is involved, or about any of the myriad "anti-cure" arguments these discussions typically bring forth. I just want information and would be grateful to anyone who can share some.

The best "treatment" for autism is wealth.

Seriously. If you have money you can change your environment. Don't like the noisy kids in the next apartment--move to a quieter one. This is trivial if you can afford it.

Same thing with job choices. If you have wealth you get training to deal with issues like monotonic speech, gait, and coordination issues. You can work as an unpaid volunteer and greatly expand your opportunities.

Just get better at socializing with people. You'll feel better, and learn about more aspects of life.

Avoid those "treatments" mentioned. Read up on the history of "magnetic"'sorts of treatments. Magnetism has been claimed t cure many maladies.

Especially f they cost hundreds/thousands of dollars.

How about a relaxing hobby that lets you unwind? Any activity that untracks your mind from negative thought loops is likely to be immensely helpful.

I've come up with the perfect treatment for autism - jump off a f*****g bridge. I wish to God I had the guts to actually do it.

Yep. Do you know of any recent information on TMS to treat autistic symptoms? It's been surprisingly hard to find.

Yeah, John Elder Robison. Really fascinating stuff. I definitely want to know more about this.

Since you're seeking answers for a more natural, more into instinct-like kind of social functioning, I may or may not have a way.
Except it works for me so far and it's still incomplete.


Not a remedy per se, more of a tailored lesson plan. Minus the scripting, the unnatural mirroring, false selves, the mentally-draining coping mechanisms...


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There are no drugs specifically prescribed for Autism itself. They only give stuff meant for other disorders or certain symptoms to help ease it a bit or for treating co-morbid disorders. There is research in using Alzheimer medication for Autism but that's not a specific treatment either.

The only substances that may directly attack the symptoms of ASD are not for legal consumption or are damaging to one's health. (At least that's what they want us to think)

Medical marijuana (not to be confused with the stuff sold in the streets) which has been specifically bred for certain substances and not for getting high also shows promises for easing symptoms.

There was one poster who had some success with this:
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This drug he refers to is about 35 USD a gram, like half a weeks worth. I also find drugs like Xanax greatly reduce symptoms I have if taken in high enough doses.

Autism or at least aspergers for me seems to be more of a set of symptoms that people have in common. I suspect what happens is that there is one large symptom group namely the inability to delegate actions to one's subconsious, the inability to properly process multiple actions or thoughts at once, and the inability to filter information properly (one of these may be responsible for the other three, who know!) and because of these symptoms and experiences, certain disorders develop in a child as they grow up (like feral children who started off maybe NT but developed differently due to once key factor, namely being raised among animals).

The severity of this/these symptom(s) is what creates a spectrum. The gait, executive dysfunction, lack of social skills, and several more can be traced back to this inability to process things in the world. The gait for example may occur because for people with ASD, they are having difficulty moving their entire body at once, they have to move one limb, then another, then their hips, then their torso, etc. and we have a gait. It also explains how it could exist yet most people on the ASD spectrum do not have a different appearance unlike down syndrome.

For the milder cases, possibly us as we are all verbal or can at least read and write, some sort of drug that targets this collection of symptoms/symptom may allow us a much easier life. The brain in a human is not as fixed as often thought, it is a bit more plastic, we can after taking this hypothetical treatment try to redevelop some habits and while not 100% cured, be able to truly pass, be able to relax, connect with others better, and at least be satisfactory at our workplace. Heck, we may have superiorities to NT people, like removing weights from a person they suddenly move faster, we would be mentally tougher after having to develop more mental strength through our lives than born NTs.

But if my theory were true, then the whole neurodiversity idea kinda fall apart in places. Instead of Autism being a Mac to an NT Windows, it's more like a windows with the up arrow button either entirely removed or just stuck occasionally. Imagine the gigantic domino effect it would have on the entire computer's lifetime usage! Just imagine that! Of course other conditions, namely where there is a difference in physical appearance or very low functioning autism may be the result of chromosomal damage or such, this would be like the button getting covered with cement, the main symptoms are the same but the cause is different. Autism would not be its own disease but a medical condition like blindness with many different causes.

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