Temple Grandin gives me hope for severely autistic people. She's an amazing example of someone who has done well for herself despite very pronounced deficits an

Temple Grandin gives me hope for severely autistic people. She's an amazing example of someone who has done well for herself despite very pronounced deficits and original diagnosis of non-verbal autism. I'm not very hopeful that it will ever be fully "curable", though maybe I'll be proven wrong. If we could at least medically correct for the overstimulation and hypersensitivity aspects, it would be such a huge win. I strongly believe the most negative and impairing parts of autism stem from this part. The people who are "merely" socially awkward often hide these aspects or avoid situations that would trigger them (ex: I carry ear plugs on my keychain because street noise or crowds in restaurants can be overwhelming, and I don't do tech conferences any more for the same reason). The more severe amongst us unfortunately usually need more than muffled sound to feel in control. That said, I do think there are ways of coping, tools, practices, that will make life for autistic people much better going forward. We need to keep researching those just as much a cure or pregnancy-time diagnosis. I hope things do get better for both you and your daughter.