Not a cure, just appropriate support

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Someone ask that I respond to this topic. I am doing so at the request and not reading all the replies. To me it's a structured technical argument alone. The preexisting frameworks socio-politically are relevant and then I will go ahead and respond in specific context.

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Cure Modality Vs. Right to Dignity

The issue is complicated and unfortunately while others opposed are very emotionally invested into the topic human rights are universal to both sides. The right to dignity such as in how a disability label is represented for instance for a cure does not supersede the right to treatment nor the awareness required as reasonably required compared to other cure pursuits to the right to dignity. The foul up here is when folks want to call themselves as a identity a diagnostic label such as "autistic" and then there is "autistic disorder". So unless a cure agenda platform were to say specifically a person is a horrible thing as opposed to the diagnoses being a horrible thing reasonable people will question the enact adversity.

Societal Obligations, Ethics & Costations

Beyond the right to treatment with potential cure for one or more adverse symptoms is the societal costations issue. Which can easily be turned into a right to dignity issue and choice. Should society not seek a cure for one or more adverse symptoms costations may increase or sustain for social service supports. Hence there comes a point where if autism continues to increase for whatever reason and society cannot sustain supports quality of life would decrease for those in need. Ethically we can view this in two different perspectives. The right to be as one is and the right to fit into society as one is in spite of cure being non-existence. Both have potentials of increasing self-sufficiency and decrease support needs. The right to dignity for instance can contribute to a healthy self-esteem but a overzealous assertion of ones self-image and autism can politically hinder the right to treatment which would remove seemingly innate barriers. Supports can provide inclusive therapy like transitions increasing the potentials of self-sufficiency but more importantly increase quality of life.

This was a short brief on the subject and I can respond in more detail and specific context should a reply require it.

Nathan Young