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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here.  I'm honestly baffled by all the people who so vehemently and automatically reject the findings of respected researchers who conducted controlled studies.  To just knee-jerk say "Oh, well, obviously, the findings of the researchers are wrong and some people were just misdiagnosed at the beginning" seems to me to be a condescending and willful disregard for science.  I for one am willing to trust experienced scientific researchers.  If they say a tiny subset can be cured, I believe them.  I sincerely don't understand why others aren't willing to do so.  No one is saying that many kids get cured.  Is is really so outside the realm of the possible that a tiny percentage could be for reasons as yet unknown??  [/quote]

It's a control issue and lack of acceptance. Educated, strong, powerful parents have a hard time accepting that they are essentially powerless to determine the outcomes for their children, beyond throwing them in intensive therapy and hoping for the best.    "I did everything right. If I couldn't cure my kid, then nobody can cure their kid."

It doesn't work that way.  Getting better has a huge luck component to it. That's hard to deal with, if you are a Type A parent. [/quote]

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