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2010-09-19 Science

A whole new class of drugs on the horizon for dealing with autism

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Posted by gorb 2010-09-19 02:43|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 This is a complex subject, and its a long time since I studied neurotransmitters.

I will say that regulating the levels of neurotransmitters may well impact/mitigate specific autistic behaviours. However, this doesn't mean neurotransmitter levels are the cause of autism.

The problem is that modern medicine has 2 paradigms, the infectious disease paradigm and the chemical imbalance paradigm.

IMO, autism is primarily a learning disorder and this breakthrough will go the same way as the (biochemical) breakthroughs in treating schizophrenia I have been hearing about for 40 odd years, ie nowhere.

Posted by phil_b 2010-09-19 06:32|| 2010-09-19 06:32|| Front Page Top

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