article in telegraph

[barefoot wend]

I know this is a very contentious issue but felt I had to post.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtm...ciautism126.xml

 

Now I'm in a panic - please no-one reply.

Edited June 26, 2007 by barefoot wend

[baddad]

I know this is a very contentious issue but felt I had to post.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtm...ciautism126.xml

 

Now I'm in a panic - please no-one reply.

 

Hi barefoot -

an interesting article, and one i'm sure that will bring forth strong reactions... i'm sure no one would choose to 'shoot the messnger', though, and in any event the messenger is a national newspaper - not an individual on this forum

 

L&P

 

BD

[Tally]

It's definitely a contentious issue, but it's not what it seems . . . can I just highlight the last bit of the article:

 

The work of Prof Bird's team . . . focused on a disorder at the extreme end of the spectrum of symptoms of autism, called Rett syndrome, which affects at least 10,000 children in the UK alone, mostly girls.

 

The team found that it could make Rett symptoms disappear in mice by activating a specific gene.

 

Whilst there is variability in the severity of the disorder, most people with Rett syndrome are profoundly and multiply disabled and highly dependent on others for all their needs throughout life. Although Rett Syndrome is considered part of the autistic spectrum, autistic features are only a part of the condition.