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January 24th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Theory that children can ‘recover’ from autism is controversial
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Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 4:11 AM on 24th January 2012
Development: Children or teenagers diagnosed with autism alongside early hearing problems were less likely to be considered autistic later on
Many children diagnosed with autism at a young age no longer display symptoms when they are older, researchers say.
A study published in the journal Pediatrics, found one-third of youngsters who had ever
been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder no longer had the
diagnosis at the time their parents were surveyed.
The researchers noted in their report,
published in Pediatrics, that past studies have also found some children who originally have an autism spectrum disorder eventually lose
that diagnosis and are no longer considered autistic.
However, whether this is due to a mistaken first diagnosis or actual changes taking place in their brains is controversial.
A team, led by Dr Andrew Zimmerman from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, studied data from a phone survey of 92,000 parents of children aged 17 and younger in the U.S in 2007 and 2008.
In total, 1,366 said their child had a past or current diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. In 453 of those cases, children had been diagnosed by a doctor of having a disorder but parents said they didn’t have one anymore.
The researchers found children with a learning disability or delayed development were more likely to continue to be classed as autistic. The same was true for older children who also suffered from epilepsy and anxiety.
However, children or teenagers with early hearing problems were less likely to be considered autistic later on.
The team noted that autism tends to go hand in hand with a variety of other mental and behavioural disorders.
They speculated these could complicate the diagnosis, or slow down any improvement in children
who do get diagnosed and treated early.
Experts disagree about whether it’s possible for kids who are
diagnosed correctly with one of the autism-spectrum disorders to improve
to the point where they are no longer affected.
Professor Johhn Matson, at Louisiana State University said: ‘When you’re autistic, you’re autistic. It’s a very stable condition.’
He said even when symptoms improve, people with autism
have to keep getting treatment and work to maintain that progress.
Dr Zimmerman argued that recognizing autism early and starting treatment can increase the likelihood for real, lasting improvement.
‘It’s not unusual to see a child start out with more severe autism and
then become more moderate and even mild as the years go by.
‘A lot of the
kids are improving, and we don’t really know why, except we know
there’s a lot of moldability of the developing brain,’ he said.
‘We think that earlier treatment is essential and there are reasons to think that we can improve the kids. I’m very optimistic.’
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They don’t grow out of it!! My son has Asperger Syndrome, and at 14 1/2 years old, still displays certain attributes. As the child matures, they learn to cope, but when put in an uncertain situation they display all the usual Autistic Characteristics. You have to live in it to know what it is like on a day to day basis. SO DON’T SAY THEY GROW OUT OF IT – BECAUSE THEY DON’T!!!!
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I wonder if it’s that the child was either, diagnosed wrongly or could’ve learned to adapt in society with the disorder? I suppose we will never really know. It’s just a set of opinions and peoples perceptions of what is considered ‘normal’.
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My son was diagnosed at 4 years old with Pragmatic Semantic Disorder, which I was told was on the autistic spectrum. He had anger issues, bullied other kids, he was bullied himself by children and school staff. It was awful. He made it to first year at secondary school but the damage was done to his confidence and he had serious trust issues. We couldnt get him through the school gates without a screaming tantrum. So I taught him at home. He has just turned 17 and he is polite, confident, kind, thoughtful, easy going and one of the nicest people you could meet !! He is a big hit with the old ladies in our town who think he is Prince Charming lol Where has the angry, rude, violent boy gone? Was he ever autistic? I think they need to re-think what is on the autistic spectrum and just use it for more severe cases from Aspergers onwards. Anything less should be re-named to avoid confusion that you can be cured of autism, you can’t, so you must have something else wrong
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The diagnosis of ASDs is notoriously difficult. Therefore it is likely mistakes are made. For example reference is made to children with hearing issues. One of the characteristics of ASDs is poor communication skills. This is also a characteristic of hearing issues.
Also, many children, particularly those with higher functioning ASDs or Aspergers are intelligent enough to be able to adapt or to mask their symptoms in order to “blend in”. This doesn’t mean that they still don’t have the basic tendencies.
Finally, phone studies are fine for trivial data collection such as political preferences but I really don’t think they are appropriate for data such as this.
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They don’t grow out of it, the older the children are how easier they can handle there problems. The children who grow out of it are in my opinion miss diagnosed
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Austic Spectrum Disorders are a neurologically or biologically based condition, they can not simply go away. Children can be taught how to ‘cope’ or ‘live with’ their autism but it can not just go away. If there is no signs of autism years after a diagnosis, I doubt that it was autism in the first place.
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This sounds like it is mixing up genuine autism with up-bringing and over-eager diagnosing. I imagine families dealing with autism will be frustrated with the attitude that a child will grow out of autism, therefore belittling autism.
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I think as they grow and mature, with loving parents help and guidance, along with usually being intelligent, they gain the understanding to cope with their life. They will always have the odd trait that family will recognise but apart from that , they should lead a happy and fruitful life.
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I think it is more the case of a wrong diagnosis. As a child, my primary school teachers kept pushing my parents to take me to the doctor because they thought I had autism, mainly because of my below average social skills and ‘unusual behaviour’. I came out of my shell in secondary school and was the complete opposite. If you’re the slightest bit different when you’re child, some professional will come along and tell you that you have some sort of condition or another.
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One of my sons had Aspergers as a child… And still has it as an adult…. You dont just ‘grow out of it’… more likely the ones in the study were wrongly diagnosed in the first place!
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