Children can recover from autism...

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I came across this and found it to be interesting. What's your input?

I read it and I think a lot of those kids were misdiagnosed to begin with. Also, although they appear normal now, they may still have traits that cause problems later. Who knows?

Does anybody else notice how these are mostly under the age of ten? I'm not trying to poo all over what they have managed to achieve but they are fairly young. Certain social blunders are more forgivable when they are made by small children.

I think the question to be asked is what are they defining as recovery. If they define it as simply being able to speak/communicate verbally and are willing to try to get into social situations then yes, these children have recovered. If it is defined as being NT, then I have to say that they probably have not recovered.

I think it is possible to move up (and down the spectrum) depending on education, health care, life events, etc. These children may have recovered but recovery can simply mean moving from LFA to AS.

I agree with the scientists that although this phenomena is interesting, there still a lot of research that needs to be done.

Look to who they're looking to for information: Autism Speaks. That throws any legitimacy out the window.

Why all the antipathy towards Autism Speaks? While I agree that calling it a breakthrough is a little premature I don't see what the charity has done to deserve your comment.

If I'm not mistaken, aren't the members of "Autism Speaks" the same people who still insist that vaccines cause autism? They're kind of an organization based on "celebrity doctors", you know, celebrities promoting something while using pseudo-science to back up their theories.

As for "recovering" from autism... Like just about any kind of barrier for children, they can learn to work through their barrier. Often times it takes help from a professional, maybe a counselor or a therapist. They still have traits, like was said, which will probably stick with them until death, but things such as social awkwardness and organizational problems can be overcome.