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Can Eugenics Cure Autism?

Eugenic can be considered as a social movement devoted to enhancing the quality of lives via the science of heredity. Nazi Germany was notoriously drawn to Eugenics; its attraction was fueled by a fast growing anxiety in respect to what was frequently called the "menace of the feebleminded," the apprehension that intellectually less gifted was reproducing much faster than their smarter counterparts. The number of kids sent to residential institutions flourished around this period, and with cognitively challenged children being institutionalized with just one formal examination, it's very possible several would be diagnosed as having autism today. The financial and social burden linked with the growth of institutionalization caused people to demand more absolute solutions in the shape of sterilization in the US, and, the systematic and cruel elimination of "lives not worth living" in Nazi Germany via forced euthanasia. Is this a cure for autism?

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