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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It is pretty clear to me that many children diagnosed with autism in their early years do not actually have autism...no wonder it 'goes away' later. Real autism is not curable. [/b]With lots of hard work autistic people (high functioning, not severely autistic btw.) can APPEAR as if they don't have autism. But for them that just means constantly working their behind off day in and day out to keep their symptoms in check. It's sad that this kind of 'research' doesn't only give false hope but also may lead to people saying to autistic people 'If only you had worked harder, you'd be fine now'...pretty horrible IMO.[/quote]

To echo a PP: where does DSM define ASD as incurable? Why do you think that's a defining characteristic of ASD? After all, it's a diagnosis based on symptoms.[/quote]

Because, if it is curable, then it isn't autism.  Look at what autism truly is.  Those kids in the article were not cured.  It is a misleading title.  They have made significant progress but they still have quirks.  Anyone cured or outgrows it, especially in the younger years, probably never had it.  Many things like MERLD, social communication disorder and others also look and have some of the same features of ASD and are often confused.[/quote]

My question still stands. DSM and Autism Speaks do not define ASD as incurable. The criteria are behavioral: impairments in communication, social interaction, and restrictive/ repetitive patterns of behavior.

To go from non-verbal, smearing feces on the wall to "having quirks" is cured, or pretty close to it. [/quote]

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