What are the recent key developments in finding a cure for autism?
The most exciting news in neuroscience in the last five years is the idea of neuroplasticity — the concept that the brain continues to grow and change throughout life. There have been amazing breakthroughs in the treatment of stroke and dyslexia through neural retraining. Using specialized education techniques, the brain is able to rewire around damaged or undeveloped areas and re-regulate the way it deals with sensory input. CAN’s Neuroplasticity Initiative would compile an integrated team of scientific leaders to focus on bringing these techniques to bear on autism to find ways to retrain the brains of people with autism — from the very young, to adults and even to those most affected who in many instances are not able to speak at all. What type of research does CAN fund? Cure Autism Now funds genetics, environmental co-factors in autism, neuroplasticity and a large portfolio of basic biological research in autism. CAN also works to increase federal funding of autism research and w
