The Problem With Finding a Cure for Autism, by September

[Stephen3141]

Former top FDA official warns RFK Jr. against giving "false hope" on autism

"You can be incredibly supportive of people, but giving them false hope is wrong," said Dr. Peter Marks.

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JFK Junior, is asserting that he will find a cure for autism, by September.

(I assert that) he doesn't know what causes autism, of the complexity of
"the spectrum" of genes and symptoms that contribute to this complicated
syndrome.

Try reading ...

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Some genes, turned on, may be associated with "autism". But those genes
may exist, and not be turned on. And symptoms of autism may be diagnosed
in kids who do not have these genes. "Autism", is not some simplistic disease.

Saying that "I am going to find a cure for autism by September", is as ignorant
as someone saying "I'm going to find a cure for cancer, by September."
Cancer is not a single, simplistic disease.

 

[timothyu]

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[Stephen3141]

Sorry... mcgill-discovery-sheds-new-light-on-autism

McGill discovery sheds new light on autism, intellectual disabilities - Health e-News

Breakthrough that stands to rewrite the textbooks on brain function could lead to treatments A new study by McGill University researchers yields insights into how the disruption of calcium transport in the brain is linked to autism and intellectual disability. The findings, published in the...

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Genes, in DNA, are closely related to the chemical functions in the
body. There is no necessary antagonism between studying genes
that correlate with forms of the spectrum, and studying the (lower)
chemical operations that affect normal brain function.

 

[RileyG]

Autism cannot be "cured." It's a spectrum.

 

[Stephen3141]

I think that it is a good thing for Christians to realize that "the spectrum"
is a whole grouping of symptoms that may or may not appear together,
and with different intensities. They include schizophrenia.

There are genes that can be associated with "the spectrum", but the genes
may exist in a person, who does not exhibit symptoms on the spectrum. Or,
a person may exhibit symptoms on the spectrum, without having the
typical genes associated with the spectrum.

It's worth reading the book, that I referenced above.

 

[FireDragon76]

Autism cannot be "cured." It's a spectrum.

It probably doesn't have a single cause. In some cases it may actually just be a normal variation in human development, albeit one that is disabling in certain cultural contexts.