Can A Fever Cure Autism?

AP :

Fever can temporarily unlock autism's grip on children, a finding that could shed light on the roots of the condition and perhaps provide clues for treatment, researchers reported on Monday.

It appears that fever restores nerve cell communications in regions of the autistic brain, restoring a child's ability to interact and socialize during the fever, the study said.

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Comments

[Olerist]

04:16 PM on 12/03/2007

told the doctors this many years ago

they didnt listen. they dont listen to the parents anymore

[Vaxalon]

01:32 PM on 12/03/2007

Hopeful news!

Autism is a strikingly difficult affliction, one many parents, and society at large, are often unprepared to deal with.