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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 55495" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>I don't know anything about what causes it, and I don't pretend to. Having a genetic neurological deficit myself, I feel like I have a little more insight than many as to the reality (for me) that what causes it not mattering. If someone could give me an injection that would reverse the muscle wasting, I would take it in a heartbeat and be confident that it wouldn't change "me" at all. </p><p></p><p>I'm reading the article as the reversal of symptoms being lessening the need for repetitive movements, short term concentration, etc. withdrawing, type of symptoms, not changing personalities. I do not believe that Aspies or Autism is a mental illness. I'm sure that it makes life harder for people who have it. I'm sure that parents with children who are more severely affected worry how their children will care for themselves when the parents are gone.</p><p></p><p>Our street has 22 houses on it. There are six children in five families with varying degrees on the syndrome of Autism. Some are shy and withdrawn and have difficulty communicating. One eats grass and dirt at age 15. Another family friend has a boy who is now 17 and we saw him last Christmas. He stood in the corner watching the crowd playing with himself. As an adult who has seen many people with difficulties, I'm fine with that and don't judge in any way shape or form. But, there for the grace of god go I. My friends are wonderful loving parents. I have never once heard them complain. I know myself well enough to know that would not be my reaction if it were my child. Their son was not born until they were near thirty. What will become of him when they are or not well enough to care for him? If a treatment could break that spell that keeps him so locked inside of himself, I know that they would jump at it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 55495, member: 99"] I don't know anything about what causes it, and I don't pretend to. Having a genetic neurological deficit myself, I feel like I have a little more insight than many as to the reality (for me) that what causes it not mattering. If someone could give me an injection that would reverse the muscle wasting, I would take it in a heartbeat and be confident that it wouldn't change "me" at all. I'm reading the article as the reversal of symptoms being lessening the need for repetitive movements, short term concentration, etc. withdrawing, type of symptoms, not changing personalities. I do not believe that Aspies or Autism is a mental illness. I'm sure that it makes life harder for people who have it. I'm sure that parents with children who are more severely affected worry how their children will care for themselves when the parents are gone. Our street has 22 houses on it. There are six children in five families with varying degrees on the syndrome of Autism. Some are shy and withdrawn and have difficulty communicating. One eats grass and dirt at age 15. Another family friend has a boy who is now 17 and we saw him last Christmas. He stood in the corner watching the crowd playing with himself. As an adult who has seen many people with difficulties, I'm fine with that and don't judge in any way shape or form. But, there for the grace of god go I. My friends are wonderful loving parents. I have never once heard them complain. I know myself well enough to know that would not be my reaction if it were my child. Their son was not born until they were near thirty. What will become of him when they are or not well enough to care for him? If a treatment could break that spell that keeps him so locked inside of himself, I know that they would jump at it. [/QUOTE]
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