New Theory Of Autism Suggests Disorder Can Be Reverisble

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 145312.htm

what do you think of this?

Interesting.

Yes, fascinating. Wonder whether all pregnant women will now have to avoid all stress etc. What will be considered the maximum allowable stress for a pregnant woman? What if there is a war on? Riots?
Will women now be eligible for protection throughout the middle 3 months of pregnancy? What will be considered an acceptable amount of stress for women in general who might be pregnant, can't always tell. And will parents be able to claim damages for stress suffered by woman known to have been pregnant who gives birth to an Autist child after her employer put too much pressure on her?

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And what will this do to women's employment rights?

It's an argument for confining all women of childbearing age, ( known to be in a couple or not ), to the house, or at least to parks, and other "safe" environments. Or at the very least making it an article of law that all women declare pregnancies immediately and submit to embryo-protection measures.

If a pregnant woman is deemed to be taking risks, to have been reckless, to have deliberately exposed herself to dangers/stress during those three months of pregnancy she will receive no health care/insurance coverage for child care costs/medical treatment etc. ... just imagining!

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If this research stands up they'll have grounds for saying that the "epidemic" of AS/Autism in recent decades is because of feminism, and women in the workplace, ( with all the stress which this is known to cause ). ...

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Yeah I was kind of wondering if this would hold up 'cause Autism Awareness day is tomorrow and all and it's kind of a coincidence it made the news todayyy.

But I'm not sure it will go that far, ouinon, 'cause the kind of stress they were talking about were from woman that had to deal with hurricanes and such.

The "Related Stories" on the right imply that every few months a new "cause for autism" is found. This doesn't lead me to have any confidence in the latest one. Time will tell.

Well, their theory very neatly describes a physical structure for the notion that our brains are 'wired' differently. I was born a long way from any area likely to see tropical storms. Wonder if tornadoes and thunderstorms count? I also wonder what Wilhelm Reich (and Nikola Tesla for that matter) would have to say about the notion that storms can affect the brain development of unborn babies.

All things being equal, I remain skeptical about any treatment that will ever achieve a 'reversal' in the disorder.

Damn, why can it never just be okay to be different?

This was oddly coincidental for me. I always had unusually high fevers. A couple of times up to 106 degrees F producing seisures & hallucinations. But a normal fever for me was 104. Hmmmmmmmmmm.................a connection?

mmm perhaps but I can't even remember the last time I had a fever so I rarelyrarely get them.

So women in their second trimester now have a "scientific" reason to go to day spas, there to be pampered, massaged, fed lo-cal comfort foods, and listen to Enya music all day ... what a life ... what a scam!

"Reversal" or "cure" of autism just seems like a misinformed pipe dream to me.


Pack mentality, and the inability to conceive of the fact that some people may not have all the same desires as others. NTs have a certain set of goals that are considered "normal," and Aspies tend to go towards different things.

Of course reversal/cure is impossible once the developmental stage for acquiring particular competencies has gone by. Even if information extraction/utlization can be regulated, the adult brain is not configured to build the social competencies acquired in early child-hood development. There is just no way to retrieve that stage of development. On-going symptoms (for instance sensory dysregulation) might be addressable, but there is no way to acquire the early developmentally acquired social competencies.

Autism Speaks does not speak for me. I'm perfect just the way I am.

And in the end, their child might still get autism. I am still a firm believer that it is genetic.

What a crock. "Help" us?! Excuse ME, did I ASK those smart-ass scientists to "help" me become a stupid simpering brainless "normal" person?! I think not! I agree with CockneyRebel, Autism Speaks don't speak for me.