r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Feb 08 '25

Neuroscience Specific neurons that secrete oxytocin in the brain are disrupted in a mouse model of autism, neuroscientists have found. Stimulating these neurons restored social behaviors in these mice. These findings could help to develop new ways to treat autism.

https://www.riken.jp/en/news_pubs/research_news/rr/20250207_1/index.html
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u/Sata1991 Feb 09 '25

I'm getting really sick of them trying to push a cure on us. Sure bright lights and loud noises physically hurt me, but my autism is part of who I am.

I'm queer myself so I don't say this to try to minimise LGBTQ people's rights, but it reminds me a lot of the whole conversion therapy. My mom'd often say to me "I wish you were normal and didn't have autism" without thinking about how I feel.

They like to use people with higher needs as a reason why we need a cure, but without consulting those autistic people in question.

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u/Quinlov Feb 09 '25

There's a difference between forcing someone to have a treatment vs offering it to someone for them to decide if they want it or not

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u/Sata1991 Feb 09 '25

A grown adult is able to consent and know what's right for them. I'm fine with autistic adults doing what they believe is best for them, but this isn't being offered. It's as Rurian says, in the neonatal stage.