How can autism be cured?

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Some children with autism, as they grow older, no longer meet the diagnosis of autism. The new study found that the reason why these children "recover" is that their autism symptoms are due to other physical or psychological problems. Generally speaking, the prognosis of children with autism is related to many factors, such as the early or late onset of the disease, the severity of the disease, early speech development, cognitive function, whether accompanied by other diseases, whether medication, whether training and so on. How can autism be cured?

How can autism be cured?

Antidepressant drugs can reduce repetitive stereotyped behavior, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, improve emotional problems, improve social communication skills, and also have certain effects on movement disorders such as withdrawal, tardive dyskinesia, tic after using dopamine receptor blockers.

Risperidone is effective on the impulsive, aggressive, agitation, emotional instability, irritability and psychotic symptoms of autism. ② Haloperidol is effective for impulsivity, hyperactivity, stereotype and other behavioral symptoms, emotional symptoms such as emotional instability, irritability and psychotic symptoms. It is reported that haloperidol can also improve social communication and language development disorders. ③ Aripiprazole, quetiapine, olanzapine and other atypical antipsychotics are also effective in controlling impulsive, aggressive and psychotic symptoms.

Early or before the diagnosis of autism, those with good language or speech function have a better prognosis. Although the disease itself limits their potential to develop language, because they have the potential or foundation, the use of drugs will be better.

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However, drugs can improve some emotional and behavioral symptoms, such as emotional instability, attention deficit and hyperactivity, impulsive behavior, aggressive behavior, self injury and suicide behavior, tic and obsessive-compulsive symptoms and psychotic symptoms, It is beneficial to maintain the safety of patients themselves or others, and implement education and training and psychotherapy smoothly.