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Understanding of autism has grown tremendously since it was first described by Dr. Leo Kanner in 1943.

To cure means "to restore to health, soundness, or normality."

In the medical sense, there is no cure for the differences in the brain which result in autism.

However, better understanding of the disorder has led to the development of better coping mechanisms and strategies for the various manifestations of the disability. Some of these symptoms may lessen as the child ages; others may disappear altogether. With appropriate intervention, many of the associated behaviours can be positively changed, even to the point in some cases, that the child or adult may appear to the untrained person to no longer have autism. The majority of children and adults will, however, continue to exhibit some manifestations of autism to some degree throughout their entire lives.