[smt88]

I don't know, but there's preliminary evidence that autism can be reversed by dosing children with oxytocin and by using TMS on adults.

Because those approaches are considered to be fairly low-risk, I suspect research will continue in those directions until they hit a wall of some kind.

[hosh]

I have not heard of using oxytocin for children on the specturm. Are there articles, resources, or papers that talk about this?

[smt88]

I'm on my phone, so it's hard to search and link to articles. Here's the result of a quick search:

https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/oxytocin-spray-boosts-soci...

Hopefully that serves as a jumping off point.

[magic_beans]

What does it even mean to “reverse autism”?

[smt88]

Most famous example: https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/an-experimental-au...

It allows people to read faces and emotional context in a way they couldn't before. Some people find that their decision-making becomes less logical and more emotional. For others, nothing changes.

If you search "tms autism" there are other firsthand accounts that you might find interesting.

[amelius]

Have there been any scientific experiments already to validate this method?

[smt88]

As of 2 years ago, there were more than a dozen clinical trials. Evidence is preliminary -- populations are small, and measuring how autistic someone is is not easy.

https://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2016/03/25/transcranial-ma...

[olh]

it is like moonwalk but more autistic /s