Are there any medicines that can cure Asperger syndrome?
There are many ways to help, but there is no ‘magic cure’ for Asperger syndrome. Sometimes medications are given, but this is not to treat the Asperger syndrome itself, but other problems the child may have from having the condition. A good way to see this is say a person had a broken leg, and they take an aspirin to relieve the pain. Now by doing this they may feel a lot happier and more comfortable, but the aspirin has not had any effect on their broken leg – it is still broken. In a similar sense, a child with Asperger syndrome may spend a large part of everyday involved in his or her routines. This may make life very hard, but some drugs have been found to make the person feel more relaxed, so they don’t need to spend as long doing their routines. Unfortunately, not all drugs work in the same way for everybody, and some people may have bad side-effects from the drug (e.g. they may get headaches, or lose their appetite). Some parents have found that by changing their child’s diet (e
