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Re:Donald Triplett was Autism’s “Case 1” by BaudouinVH on Sunday July 16, 2023 @01:36AM (#36744007)
Aspie here. "treat" autism ? There is no treatment, only ways to adapt.
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Re:Donald Triplett was Autism’s “Case 1” by romwell on Sunday July 16, 2023 @05:28AM (#36745092)
And accommodate.

Sometimes it's not us who should 'adapt'.

(MFW when learning that "strong sense of justice" was pathologized as a symptom of a disorder by allistics)

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Re:Donald Triplett was Autism’s “Case 1” by coldtea on Sunday July 16, 2023 @11:48AM (#36748324)
Beyond some point even kindness can be a pathology.
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Re:Donald Triplett was Autism’s “Case 1” by solumunus on Sunday July 16, 2023 @08:17AM (#36746136)
Long ago there were probably (horrific) “treatments”. Lobotomy, etc.
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Re:Donald Triplett was Autism’s “Case 1” by coldtea on Sunday July 16, 2023 @11:47AM (#36748314)
There are several treatments. CBT is one, there are some drugs that are given, and of course there is always psychoterapy.

Doesn't matter if those "treat the symptoms", they're still treatments.

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