#(please don't)

EDIT: goal reached...

The owners of the fully grown, 2 pound yorkie feed it a raw diet... and walk it off leash.

"New treatments"? That's terrifying, thank you, considering ABA damage is bad enough already.

This whole thing is very creepy, actually. Look at the language they're using, it treats us like a disease.

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"This discovery is especially important because neurons rely heavily on localized protein production to function. Unlike many other cells, neurons build some of their internal components right at the tips of their long extensions, far from the cell’s center.

That means they need a very efficient way to manage what gets made, what’s broken, and what needs to be thrown out.

If that system breaks down, as it appears to do in many cases of autism, the result can be widespread brain network dysfunction—especially in areas responsible for language, learning, emotion, and social interaction."

Uncaps dry erase marker. In one practiced motion, erases previous number. With the squeak of marker on board, writes a large, bold zero on the whiteboard labeled:

“Days working customer service without someone getting weird about how ‘sexy’ my voice is and asking me out on a date.”