No evidence that most autism treatments work

When it comes to treating autism, there are still more questions than answers.

That’s the message from a series of reviews published today in the journal Pediatrics, in which researchers analyzed past studies on the effectiveness of medication or behavioral and developmental therapies in kids with autism spectrum disorders.

Well "DUH", it is damn near impossible to re-nurture an individual unless they themselves have a reason or need to be re-nurtured, ..... be they children or adults.

Parents, doctors, and even entire school systems are “routinely put in the position of having to make decisions about what the most appropriate services will be” for kids with autism, said Zachary Warren, one of the researchers, in an interview with Reuters Health.

“What we would really hope for is an evidence base where you could make those decisions based on what we know about how particular children respond to particular interventions,” said Warren, who runs an autism clinic at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.

But for most treatment options, there is not convincing evidence that they actually help kids get better, Warren said.

Close to 1 percent of children in the United States have an autism spectrum disorder, which includes both autism and Asperger’s syndrome. People with these conditions have difficulty interacting with and understanding the emotions of others, and they often engage in repetitive behaviors.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42385056/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/

GIMME A BREAK, people with those conditions don’t have difficulty interacting with and understanding the emotions of others, ….. the fact is they don’t have any interest or inclination to interact with other people or to understand and/or be concerned with the emotions of others.

If they don’t have a need to interact with others ……. then they sure as hell aren’t going to be concerned about what others think or feel.

I ageer, Sam. But, waht the dylslexic aubot and the dain bramaged?