is their a cure for autism?

Answer 1

I do not know about a cure but I do believe that there are nutritional ways that can ease the load on these beautiful children. My son was greatly inpacted by omitting dairy from his diet, and now gluten. It is like taking the stone out of his shoe before trying to teach him how to walk. He is now ready and able to learn! I applaud therapies like ABA and believe that it is the combination of nutritional & behavioral therapies that give the best opportunity for success.

Answer 2

no, there is no recognized cure.
some people swear by chelation. this is treatment for heavy metal poisoning.
some people swear by avoiding certain things that they say are causing allergic reations. for example there is a gluten free, casien free diet.
Applied behavioral analysis is the only approved therapy. this should be considered a training that gets the best results possible for the given patient, but not a cure.
i have 2 autistic boys and have not found anything that is a 'cure'.
It is shown that there is a genetic component, as if there is one autistic child, his siblings are 10 times more likely to have it than the gen pop. however it has not be proven that it is all genetic.
in my keeping up on it, it seems that the consensus is that there is a genetic based tendancy for a person to react to an unknown trigger and show autism.
if they can crack either of those 2 parts then maybe, someday, there might be a cure...

Answer 3

Hi lklv3k_1,

Good question! I work for the Autism Society in Santa Barbara and we get asked this all the time by parents that have just received a diagnosis. There are some medications that can lower anxiety or boost focus. In addition, with physical and behavior therapies, you can lessen or eliminate some of the more distracting symptoms. However, autism has been reported back through written history and society has often protected and cherished these individuals for their divergent thinking, their amazing memories, and their startling honesty. I know this isn't true for every parent, but if they offered me a "cure" tomorrow for my son, I don't think I'd want it, and I'd hope that he wouldn't either. Of course, that decision is different for every individual because each person is impacted by this disorder in different degrees, some to a debilitating level. I would hope in the future that we have the choice, and the insight, so that we can include, accommodate, and accept these individuals with all they have to offer. Thanks for asking.

Answer 4

There is no known cure --- one of the many controversies around autism.
However, the evidence-based therapy of Applied Behavior Analysis has the best history of addressing individuals diagnosed with autism. Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of ABA when compared with control groups receiving other therapies or not receiving any therapy. Sallows and Graupner's 2005 study, which compared groups treated by professionals vs. parents, replicated the results of Lovaas, but found little difference in outcome between the groups. This study represents the most comprehensive and rigorous replication to date, and their findings nearly mirror Lovaas's. The New York State Department of Health (http://www.health.state.ny.us/community/infants_children/early_intervention/autism/index.htm#Table_of_Contents) worked with a multi-disciplinary panel of autism experts to publish Clinical Practice Guidelines for young children diagnosed with autism. The panel reviewed research on a variety of treatment methodologies and cited ABA as a critical element in any intervention program for young children with autism. That same year, in the Surgeon General of the United States’ first report on mental health, intensive ABA based treatment was cited as an effective intervention for children with autism.

Answer 5

Autism isn't proven to be genetic, and has been associated with a lot of different traumas during childhood like labor/delivery issues, vaccinations, medicating, etc. ...
A cure, no, but I think there are some early prevention methods lurking out there if we stop unnatural birthing processes and feeding chemicals to our babies.

Answer 6

it should be "there" not "their"

there is no cure for autism, because it is caused the defetive genes, no one has found a way to change genes yet

Answer 7

no it a brain disorder,,,