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NPR talking about Aspergers as if it were a mental illness
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 569315" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Rhett syndrome is classified under Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but nobody really knows why or how it works, so... it may or may not be the same as general Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) conditions. To me, it is closer to a medical illness than anything else.</p><p></p><p>ADHD appears to be self-correcting in early adulthood for about half of those who have it. For the other half... well, it's how we are wired. How come some are self-correcting? "They" don't know, but some suspect that as brain development continues, some of the wiring gets adjusted. Which tells a lot about how much any of us know about this stuff!</p><p></p><p>I'm not aware of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) being self-correcting, but there is evidence that what the child experiences from birth to age 25 has a huge impact on the outcome. In some cases, early and continuous interventions and accommodations can significantly modify the wiring - not to completely remove the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but to mitigate the severity.</p><p></p><p>These are due to brain plasticity.</p><p></p><p>BUT...</p><p>I'm not aware of ... (if I'm wrong, please send me some links, I love learning) any cases where schizophrenia or bi-polar (properly diagnosed) have been "grown out of" or any evidence that brain plasticity is at work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 569315, member: 11791"] Rhett syndrome is classified under Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but nobody really knows why or how it works, so... it may or may not be the same as general Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) conditions. To me, it is closer to a medical illness than anything else. ADHD appears to be self-correcting in early adulthood for about half of those who have it. For the other half... well, it's how we are wired. How come some are self-correcting? "They" don't know, but some suspect that as brain development continues, some of the wiring gets adjusted. Which tells a lot about how much any of us know about this stuff! I'm not aware of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) being self-correcting, but there is evidence that what the child experiences from birth to age 25 has a huge impact on the outcome. In some cases, early and continuous interventions and accommodations can significantly modify the wiring - not to completely remove the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), but to mitigate the severity. These are due to brain plasticity. BUT... I'm not aware of ... (if I'm wrong, please send me some links, I love learning) any cases where schizophrenia or bi-polar (properly diagnosed) have been "grown out of" or any evidence that brain plasticity is at work. [/QUOTE]
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