MYTH: AUTISM CAN BE CURED.

FACT: There is no cure for autism – in fact, some in the autism community find it offensive to say that they need to be “cured.”  However, when children receive early and intensive behavioral therapy, they often develop the social and communication skills they lack, and can be so effective that the child will eventually move off the spectrum and function normally in almost every area of life.  But such treatment is still not a “cure.”