By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
Last Updated: 1:23am GMT 09/02/2007
The symptoms of a severe form of autism can be reversed, according to a landmark study that will give new impetus to the search for treatments for this and related neuropsychiatric disorders.
Autism is a catch-all definition used for a wide range of conditions marked by an inabililty to recognise and show emotions. Today’s finding by a team in Edinburgh has surprised scientists because it provides startling evidence that one cause of the damage is reversible, even if present from the start of brain development…
Symptoms of autism ‘can be reversed’