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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids can't "lose" an autism diagnosis. That's sort of like saying in the middle of a gestational period, that a woman is no longer pregnant. If they no longer had a diagnosis of autism, it's likely they were misdiagnosed to begin with.

Children can show very autistic like behavior but not have full blown autism.

Stupid, stupid researchers out there and doctors diagnosing our children.[/quote]

And WHO are you PP? People figure out medical things all the time. Jeez, there is no reason to believe there will be no progress in autism. I'm glad there are people out there with open, inquisitive minds willing to work on things like this.[/quote]

Who am I? I'm a parent of an autistic child who has probably ever therapy known from the age of two on. I left my legal career to do nothing but help my child and I left no stone unturned. My child was very high functioning to begin with and, despite all efforts, we see very little difference. My husband is a doctor who sees children with ASD all the time also. I never stated there would no progress in autism, simply that progress will not be enough to take you out of the diagnosis. It will not. So fuck you for your attitude and ignorance. When you have tried every known therapy or treatment, then write on this thread. [/quote]

Just because you have an autistic child does not mean you have a crystal ball. Thank goodness your negative attitude will not stop others from searching for answers.[/quote]

My "negative" attitude? Hon, if I was negative I would not have tried every treatment. And if you or anyone RELIES on my perspective to the point where they fail to seek treatment, they are ignorant parents. Autism can not be cured. If a child is cured, he had challenges but it was not a trueASD dc to start with. Our doctors and researchers are changing the criteria for the dx. That should tell you they still don't know enough about this. 
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I'm curious as to whether you actually read the article.  It specifically addresses the issue of misdiagnosis.  Moreover, the article also addresses the fact that current therapies don't work nearly as well with more than 90 percent of the children diagnosed with autism.  The kids that are "cured" are unfortunately a very very small minority.  Not sure why you are so vehemently opposed to this rare piece of positive news. . . hopefully by studying these kids closely doctors may get clues to help better reach the larger population of kids with autism.  [/quote]

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