How is autism actually treated? You hear people saying the diagnosis changed their kids life or it’s important to be diagnosed early, but how?

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How is autism actually treated? You hear people saying the diagnosis changed their kids life or it’s important to be diagnosed early, but how?

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This is a much more contentious topic than it may seem.

Theoretically, it’s a lot of teaching coping skills, communication, life skills, working with learning styles, etc.

In practice, much of the actual “treatment” used on children, known as ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis), has practices that ranges from abusive to outright crimes against humanity. Look up the Judge Rotenberg Center if you want to be horrified.