NancyD Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120914080642.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenmama Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nancy, this is fascinating. You're pretty up on glutamate, I think, aren't you? I was wondering how closely this would relate to the glutamate issue that people on our board talk about. I'm woefully uninformed on that front and will have to search the boards to find more info and sources to read up on it... Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowadawn Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Nancy, this is fascinating. You're pretty up on glutamate, I think, aren't you? I was wondering how closely this would relate to the glutamate issue that people on our board talk about. I'm woefully uninformed on that front and will have to search the boards to find more info and sources to read up on it... Thanks for posting! Many child psychiatrists in Central Iowa have been using Namenda for some time in the autism community with some good success, overall. I am about ready to ask our psychiatrist to put our son on it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNN Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Thanks Nancy! Liked the article and it gave me the encouragement I needed to keep believing DS will continue to recover and regain normal everything. I just didn't care for the last comment that "Autism currently cannot be cured. At present, only the symptoms of the disorder can be alleviated through behavioral therapy and other treatment." Yes, it can be cured and you can do a lot more than behavior therapy. Grrr..But I preach to the choir. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenmama Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 LLM, I agree with you on both fronts. That was an obnoxious comment, especially so considering A) presently the dx of Autism is only a set of symptoms so claiming it can't be cured and "only the symptoms of the disorder can be alleviated" is a somewhat illogical statement and it came at the end of an article outlining physical, causal factors and didn't elaborate on how some people are trying to address this and other physical factors that are either contributors or causes. And this article also gave me encouragement, at a time I really need it while we're struggling to make some real, sustained progress for ds. Time to start digging into some more research and avenues to explore-- definitely need to learn more about glutamate. Thanks again, Nancy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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