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What is it with people?????? is she right?

mumof4boys772

My parnter is seeing a cognative therapist due to all the stress weve been uder the last few years,hes bee having paic attacks,anway first appointment was this evening and he was talking about family and everything and said we ahve a son with autism that has no diagnoses yet, apparently she said "autism can be cured" i dont buy this,and its rather annoyed me as i know its tosh!!!!!

How can someone like this practise? or do you belive it can be cured? i dont belive for one miute it can.

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    Autism is a lifelong condition that cannot be cured.

    However, the quality of life of a sufferer can be made to be relatively normal if the environment of the sufferer is made to be more autism friendly. Often the environment can be too noisy, too socially demanding and too difficult for an autistic person to have a tolerable life. Also, the sufferer can learn to become more aware of their own strengths and weaknesses and learn to avoid bad situations and to seek out better places to be. None of this is a cure but the quality of life can be improved.

    Is it possible that your partner misunderstood what the therapist was trying to say or took what the therapist said too literally? Your partner could take this topic back to the therapist to explore what the therapist was trying to say.

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    Autism is a lifelong condition that cannot be cured.

    However, the quality of life of a sufferer can be made to be relatively normal if the environment of the sufferer is made to be more autism friendly. Often the environment can be too noisy, too socially demanding and too difficult for an autistic person to have a tolerable life. Also, the sufferer can learn to become more aware of their own strengths and weaknesses and learn to avoid bad situations and to seek out better places to be. None of this is a cure but the quality of life can be improved.

    Is it possible that your partner misunderstood what the therapist was trying to say or took what the therapist said too literally? Your partner could take this topic back to the therapist to explore what the therapist was trying to say.

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