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Link doesn't work this one does: http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/01/first-monkeys-engineered-to-have-autism-like-symptoms-raise-hope-caution/
I'm wary of this talk of "cure" as you don't have ASD, like you have a cold. It's intrinsically linked to the brain, and the connections form differently. As we are our brain, what is there to "cure"?
I appreciate the big problems it can cause for people (I'm very familiar with it myself due to people I know) but there's a risk of seeing difference as inherently problematic, whereas it's the sensory issues/social issues/society not adapting (though it is now with job agencies for ppl on the spectrum) causing issues, and perhaps more so than the "condition".
JWestland
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The Chinese have created monkeys with autism, I'll post a link later. Poor things
Edit: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-01/26/autistic-monkeys