is autism curable with time???

I have read of several people that claim to have been Autistic and are now cured. I dont think they are cured as such, perhaps learn to suppress it, and I do believe biomedical intervention does help somewhat. As an example, my 5 year old son used to handflap (stim) quite a bit. As he's got older and with some pressure from us (rightly or wrongly) he has learnt not to do it. So I think it can be controlled - the behavioural aspects anyway. And I'm also convinced that with todays medicines and people pouring squillins of dollars into a cure, I think they will do it, just prolly not in my lifetime.

If autism was hereditory, then we would see autism mentioned in the medical literature. There is no mention of autism in the medical literature from the 1800's. Mercury preservative in the vaccines is thought to be the cause of autism by many people. There is hope. Biomedical treatments have often worked. I was watching a video today on http://www.autism-recoveredchildren.org on Slater (there is a windows media story there). Check out the Autism research Institute web site for help.

I have an autistic cousin and he's 13.I'm only one year older than him but he thinks ike a 9 year old kid. Well, I believe that autism can't be cured by time, because my autistic cousin's friend who's 25 years old by now wasn't cured. My cousin studies at aservices for Special Kids. I hope my cousin would be cured because he's really adorable.

sadly , , autism cannot be cured , , there has already been damage that cannot repaired , , i know somebody who has an autistic child , , it's really hard for that parent , , knowing that it would take all of the child's life to be autistic , , :( and as far as i know , , these schools do not treat autism , , they are just there to give special attention , , we all know that these children are special and needed special attention , , they are also different from other children that's why we isolate them and be with the kids that are like them ,, i hope someday , , science will have a cure for this one , , let's keep our fingers crossed

well telling you frankly autism is a bit difficult to be treated and the treatment giving fully cured state. though many showing the darkened side of it i dont fully agree with the opinion. your friends daughter can be helped positively with homoeopathic treatment. and as u know its not due to some structural damage to the brain only the problem is with type of trasmission in the brain and also u have mentioned that it is not hereditary in this case. so i am sure this case can definitely be helped in had of an experienced homoeopath doctor. where he will be requiring all the details of the child right from birth till this date along with this the mothers health mental as well as physical during the pregnancy. the cases start improving the more early the treatment is started.

I'm sorry, but there is no cure, and no way out. Some people have sucess ( with lots of work) getting their children to respond better to other people, but children with autism mostly respond better to their parents because they are familiar.. and familiarity and a strict schedule are very comforting to a child with autism. Don't see a person with autism as a victim.. they're special, just like everyone else.

Sorry I dont a doctor but I think that not cure for that great problem.

I think autism can be cured, not only by time. In order to cure autism, I think the victim need to have some psychology help accompanied with some meds. It is important to lead the child be out of that kind of mood,such as sepeating oneself from others, from the outer world. spychology treatment is a must.

It is really a pity that some people are cursed with such extreme disabilities. But I think it is really curable. I don't have examples to put up to you, but I have read somewhere that medication with certain daily routine can help the victim control it.

There is no cure for autism because the brain has been altered from birth, or at least three years of age, when autism becomes more apparent in children who suffer from it. What the "cure" is really a process of education and educating and preprogramming the child who has an autistic or aspergers disorder or condition. Through patience, love and education some children with autism can blossom and improve over the years. It takes years though, and it has to be constant education both in the school and in the home. Some people say they are not hard wired the way we are. They respond to things differently. I like to think of the brain as a complex system of road ways, motorways or freeways. All the cars are travelling carrying messages through out the brain. Complex operations are going on within our brains all the time, such as typing this explanation. The thing is, in some people a connection or freeway is closed, blocked or "damaged" through disease or injury, or it was never there. Now like us who need to get from A to B no matter what, the brain will and can sometimes create a bypass, it does it automatically to get from A to B if the "freeway where blocked" So through education and learning in the school and the home what we can do is teach these children things they do not know and may be even help their brain to make connections that where not there to places that have not "woken up yet" Its like any process of learning, my brain is now hard wired to touch type on command because I taught it to do this at a young age. My brain is not hard wired to understand french or spanish but it know bonjour and bonsiour, and it could probably learn a lot more. As for genetics, it is not known whether Autism is genetically inherited or not, there is an idea or a theory that it may be due to "fragile X" as you know XX makes a girl, XY makes a boy. Now I am not saying that girls are more likely to suffer autism, because there is a higher percentage of boys suffering from autism. I have a nephew who is autistic, he was very poor in his communication when he was very young. He now has two major school qualifications, goes to college, has a girlfriend and wants to get married. He's not "cured" but he has progressed. My great nephew also has autism we have a long road to travel again with that little boy. He is adorable. He did not have MMR [Measeles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine] and yet he developed autism, now he has had the MMR. To keep him safe from further illness. autisticsociety is the best place to get all the information you require on autism for you friend. Blessed be.

There is no cure for Autism. There are lots of therapies that make an Autistic person able to cope with life in a way that is more typical, but the Autism hasn't gone away. Regarding whether or not Autism is hereditary, that is unknown. There are some families where it appears to be hereditary, and others where it does not appear to be hereditary. They haven't found the answers in the research, yet.

Autism is without cure. The best way to cope with the situation will be to join the society of the parents who wants to alleviate the condition of their children who's got it. There are some doctors who have taken special attention to this. They are doing much for the victims. We might have heard of some kids who have recovered from their conditions after sometime of whatever sessions they are going through. This is because the level of autism is not the same in all kids. Some have very mild autism and the worst in the ladder are those with acute/severe autism. The ones with mild autism are likely to get into the mainstream of the populace as they usually cope with the flow of life as they grow older. These are the ones you are referring to as those who get cured with time.

I have an autistic cousin and he's 13. I'm only one year older than him but he thinks like a 9 year old kid. Well, I believe that autism can't be cured by time, because my autistic cousin's friend who's 25 years old by now wasn't cured. My cousin studies at a school who offers Special Education (SPED) services for Special Kids. I hope my cousin would be cured because he's really adorable.

Autism is a developmental disorder characterised by impaired social relatedness, deficits in VERBAL and NON VERBAL communications. It develps before 30 months with a unknown cause. Boys are effected more commonly than girls. Treatment consists of behavioural and educational programs geared to the individuals patient's needs. Pharmacotherapy can be used for treating some target behaviours. Prognosis is poor. A very small minority will grow up to be marginally self-sufficient. A better progosis is associated with patients who demonstrates functional speech and higher intelligence. Thats all I know about AUTISM. Hope it will be helpful for you.