Autism: You can't cure or change it — it's physiological

Oy vey. At least this is not a post about how to cure Autism. I was going into panic mode, or about to. My heart goes out to the child who doesn't speak until he is twelve years old, or the one who still doesn't speak at all, and is in their twenties. But that is because we are only just now learning what Autism actually is. In the nineties we knew next to nothing. There were theories and programs in abundance, but the truth was, we were all flying by the seat of our pants. Some good did come out of the nineties, but good news doesn't always travel fast. School systems are slow to comply with IEP requirements. Football fields are way more important than helping a child learn to read, or do math, or interact with his peers. After all, there is only so much money to go around. This is sarcastic Mama speaking. I am a bit confused as to what this difficulty is all about. I will try to do some research tomorrow and get back on here. Gooday, Mate! Mamacitalucita

well they are arguing that we can be cured by gold gene cutting and or using HIV as a vehicle to change the physiology and neural pathways and synapses and neuron growth .then called me and said i wasn't Autistic by what i had written . i am seeking valid and cogent arguuments to back what i said

@sirgalahad, Good day to you! So what I gather is that some people are referring to you as ableist? Is that right? Or that you are not Autistic, by reading something you wrote? I did look at your brilliant Doctor and it appears that he is associated heavily with Autism Speaks, the "Light It Up Blue" folks. The ones who employ the puzzle piece symbol. The ones that many of our actuallyAutistic speakers, authors, and advocates are kind to but gently steer away from. Bad grammar, but you get the picture, and I haven't had my coffee. No one can deny that they get the word out there. But just what words are they? To be fair, I put myself on their mailing list last night so I could see for myself the sort of things they espouse to be true about us Auties. I have been told, and I have read multiple examples, about the kinds of things their way of thinking leads to. Autistics get blamed for their conditions, instead of helped. Parents of Autistic children complain - a lot - about how difficult it is to care for a child with Autism. When a parent kills their Autistic child, then shake their heads and grieve for the parent, not the dead child. A common complaint is that there are no actual people with Autism on their Board of Directors. This was true awhile back, but I haven't checked lately so I honestly could not tell you if they do or if they don't. I have heard of the polio virus being used to treat a very aggressive type of brain cancer. Amazingly, the woman not only survived the treatment but survived the cancer as well. As for this idea of being injected with HIV to "rewire" my brain circuitry, no thanks. I like the circuits I have just fine! Besides, we know now that positivity can re-wire some negative brain circuitry. And just think, there are no needles involved! I am sure we will talk on this more. I will try as best I can to help as I understand more. Peace, Mamacitalucita

the dropkick from Florida was basing his diagnosis on the way i write medically and the language i use when i am discussing medical and Autism . i am a high functioning autistic level 3 as diagnosed at the brain and mind institute at Sydney university .I was actually being a victim research guinea pig for Sleep apnea as i have sleep apnea and stop breathing 69 times per hour .Anyhow we had to go through a battery tests and deep brain screening .i failed it and they were discussing my results when the good professor Ian Hickie and prof max bERNADI CAM E BY .THEY took me away and finally confirmed i was Autistic and HFA and was misdiagnosed as badly behaved at 5 and disabled but not why .Myfather as a socio path and narcisst wouldn't have a disabled son and often hid me away and beat me to keep quiet and beat mum and my sistyer s.my mother had paranoid schitsophrenia brought on by the emotional and physical abuse .i am most definetly autistic and not able bodied and he accused me of being able bodied and abelist

it started by a mother with an autistic friend promoting wanting to cure her son and was all asked our opinion .i said no way our brains are laid down at the end of the 12th week of a babies development and end of zygote stage .the physiology and the biochemistry and the neural electrical pathways are set here for life .The hyper connectivity in current research in Cambridge uni and has links to ASD in that this hyper connectivity of synapses and neurons and this is a source of synesthesia and meltdowns in ASD . i ALSO ARGUED THAT THE HYPERCAMPUS AND AMYGDALLA IS THE SOURCE OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY and is severely impacted by epinephrine or adrenal gland hormone which increases anxieties and depression. i support Eric Courschene on the basis of his genetic and brain research as a prof of autism and neuro autistic biology not on the basis of the other mob of which i don't abide with but his autistic medical research work

i also wanted to know from Mayo and yu guys how to talk to this bloke and his opinion and how can one diagnoise someone by their written comments and i told him his comments confirmedto me that he is a sociopath and a narcisst and a fraud a has zero connection ASD .i checked his page and he had zero connection with autisim .i merely try ing to find ways of helping to medically understand as an autistic not a cure how to manage how to promote that we are whom we are and not to BLOODY CURE but to end peoples issues with deliberately not understanding what life is like as an a person who is on the spectrum

Dear @sirgalahad, I want you to take a deep, long breath. Breathe in and out, as you close your eyes. Now, I want you to take seriously what I am about to tell you. You are worthy. You were treated terribly in the past when you were an innocent little boy. You did nothing to deserve the treatment you were given. You should have been protected by the adults in your life, but they were human and made mistakes. Terrible mistakes. Your poor Mother did not have much choice because back then, there were so few options for a single mother and her children. I still remember my childhood. My Mother was mentally ill and did not want to be a mother at all. I cannot change my past, and neither can you change yours. I, too, am on the Autism Spectrum, with anxiety and depression, amongst other conditions. I have sleep apnea, and stop breathing close to 60 times per hour. We cannot change our pasts, but our pasts have made us who we are. At some point in time you decided you would not be anything like your father whatsoever. You are a kind and gentle person, with a great understanding of people and how they think. You and I were friends before we signed up here, and so I know these things to be true. It does not matter what anyone says to you or about you. You are a brilliant soul who is an asset to our community. Just because someone has a string of letters after their name, doesn't mean a thing. You make a difference in people's lives, every day. You are important. Hugs and hope, mamacitalucita

thanks and bearhugs mamacitalucita

Hello, @sirgalahad! Those are good questions. It sounds as though you have had some unfortunate encounters with him in the past. I was wondering if perhaps he is someone who works with you, even perhaps a Supervisor? Or have you possibly had contact with this person through e-mails, letters, and phone calls? You mentioned that he had a page, and that you checked it, and found that he has no connection at all with Autism. I am thinking that if this person has no credentials, no experience, and is not Autistic himself, then that individual does not have anything to offer me. As far as advising me or correcting me on how I should behave, he would be out of line to try to counsel me. So, dear friend, he is out of line to counsel you. Check out Actually Autistic, the Autism Society of America, or books by Jeanette Purkis Au. Please continue to visit with us, as we want to understand your situation better. We want answers, just as you do. To be continued. Blessings, mamacitalucita

We will talk more tomorrow. It is very late. I am beginning to see what has happened. We will work on this issue. It is a very important one. This mother fears for her child She wants answers, and she needs answers. She needs Samantha Craft and Judy Endow and Jeanette Purkis Au. Hugs and hope, mamacitalucita