NBC News (9/22, Stenson) reports on its website that autism research is moving away from finding a cure and toward helping people with autism “lead healthier, happier lives.” The article says, “When autism research started to really accelerate a couple decades ago, many scientists thought finding a cure might be easier,” but autism researcher Len Abbeduto, the director of UC Davis’ MIND Institute in Sacramento, said, “I think that given the complexity and the variability of the causes and the manifestations of autism, trying to come up with a cure is probably not the right approach.”
Related Links:
— “Why the focus of autism research is shifting away from searching for a ‘cure’, “Jacqueline Stenson, NBC News, September 22, 2019