Treating versus curing autism – two separate goals?
Treating versus curing autism – two separate goals? Tuesday December 23, 2008 In response to comments on yesterday’s blog, Canadian autism dad, activist and blogger Harold Doherty writes: I have no doubt there are parents who subscribe to neurodiversity anti-cure ideology although I do not understand why any parent would not want to cure their child of what is, by definition, a neurological disorder which restricts their ability to enjoy a full independent life. Your claim that there are many such anti-cure parents is not one that I accept, not compared to the parents in every province and state in North America… who have been fighting to obtain effective treatment and cure for their children.Sorry but I dont buy that claim. I think Harold is right in this sense: few parents would (or do) choose not to provide treatments for symptoms of their child’s autism.
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