I suspect from much experience, and researchers also agree, that there might not be a single cause for the syndrome called autism. What we know already are a lot of the symptoms of the condition, and a lot about where the patient might end up. What we do not know though, is how it comes about, and if we can put an end to it for good. Thankfully, Americans are fighters; we will find that cure someday.
I have this little kid brother who would never say anything to anyone and who would prefer to sit by himself all day, doing his own thing. The doctors said it was some kind of brain damage thing that occurred at birth, but the whole family always believed that it was a thing that would pass. It didn’t. My kid brother is 21 years old now, and he still hasn’t spoken much, yet it never occurred to me that he could have been suffering from classic autism until now. I wonder how many Americans live that way – ignorant of the facts.
Speak to an autistic kid and they say the same thing right back, like a parrot that clearly has no idea what you have just said and merely feels like echoing your words back at you. There are times when I wonder a great deal what goes on in those warped minds. But more importantly, I wish someone would just find a cure for autism, and we could all be done with it.
Serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain plays important roles in the central nervous system, affecting mood and memory, and the control of appetite. It is suggested from some research that serotonin does have a role to play in kids who suffer from autism because higher concentrations of it are found in the blood of autistic patients. So with this being a potential cause, effort is being made to forestall it before it has the chance to inflict the debilitating syndrome on the unsuspecting child.
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