I watched a video recently on YouTube, an Adam Conover video about MDMA. How its supposedly going to get FDA clearance next year to help with Veterans PTSD. They discussed how MDMA brings the brain into a state of elasticity similar to children, which is what makes it easier to learn things like another language when your a kid. In a different source I read about how children with Autism can go through therapies that could significantly help, some pages specifically talked about age windows for those kinds of therapy. I believe this is due to the same Elasticity.
Would it be a stretch then for MDMA to have potential medicinal applications for helping struggling autistic adults? By restoring that elasticity and doing targeted therapy sessions?
Disclaimer, I am not a neuroscientist, just a struggling adult. Not telling anyone to go out an do anything, wanting thoughtful discussion.
Due to plethora of research required, I doubt we will soon see it as possible therapy. It will be interesting to learn about the possible results in the meantime, tho.
The research is already done, this is an fda “breakthrough” drug with a fast track to approval. Clinical trials are already mostly complete and the rest is wrapping up the legal aspects.
Australia has approved it this week or last.
It’s literally around the corner.
Ketamine is already legal for this very purpose and is more harmful than mdma.