New Theory Of Autism Suggests Symptoms Or Disorder May Be Reversible - 0 views
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the brains of people with autism are structurally normal but dysregulated, meaning symptoms of the disorder might be reversible.
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autism is a developmental disorder caused by impaired regulation of the locus coeruleus, a bundle of neurons in the brain stem that processes sensory signals from all areas of the body.
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The new theory stems from decades of anecdotal observations that some autistic children seem to improve when they have a fever, only to regress when the fever ebbs.
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