ASD jab: Chinese scientists reach milestone in revolutionary gene therapy for autism::undefined

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    7 months ago

    You know those vast cities in China full of brand-new, empty buildings that keep showing up in the news? They’re empty because China doesn’t have enough neurotypical people who could master the sales skills to fill them. This drug is a last-ditch attempt to fill that gap, at the potential expense of sacrificing some engineering capacity.

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      7 months ago

      I like your ideas since it’s the type I need for my writing of fantasy stories. I have quite many wild ideas myself and try to push them to the limit. But, in this area, it’s hard to fend off the disbelief of the reader.

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        7 months ago

        Or fend off the ablism of trying to eradicate autism, instead of just forming a more inclusive world.

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          7 months ago

          ableism : Discrimination against persons with disabilities or in favour of those without.

          Hum, right, I get what you are saying here.
          I believe it’s a gray area. And it is hard to draw the line of what’s a disease and what’s diversity.
          For instance, we heard the same speech from deaf people not wanting their deaf kids to wear cochlear thingnies. I say it’s for the kids to make the choice.

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            7 months ago

            If a deaf person decides to get an implant, or their (hearing?) parents decide for them, and later decides they no longer want it then it’s pretty much reversible, right? They can just not turn it on, or perhaps even have it removed again?

            This article is talking about gene therapy, not an assistive device. It’s probably a much more permanent decision.

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              7 months ago

              I want to believe !
              This new thing “gene therapy” has nice potential …of course there will be (also) extremely bad cases, but overall I decide stubbornly to believe that the positive will outweigh the negative.

              Please down-vote my comment here since I am not trying to see your point (which is a fair point by the way 👍).