Poll: Do you want to be cured, treated, or are you content?

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If you want to be cured or treated, it would be nice but not recommended to state why.

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I don't want any bit of my mind to be changed from the way it is.

I'm perfect how I am because, you know, I'm me.

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Then you are free to be yourself.

Not yet diagnosed with anything so I can't answer this (we'll get there, waiting on it) but treated, if no cured (if that was possible, which it isn't).

There are those times when I'm lonely and depressed and say, "damn this autism." It really used to eat me alive. I'm older now and not so attached to things or anyone anymore so being alone doesn't bother me since I'm not annoying anyone anyway.

I put "content" but that's not really hitting the mark for me.

What I would like is less discrimination and more understanding. The world as we know it is shaped to fit a certain kind of person and whether your autistic or not, if you don't fit the mold, you can't participate in life [quite literally]. You can be "alive" but you can't live as most of the "in crowd" lives.

This challenge is heightened with people with autism/aspurgers because they REALLY don't fit the box and therefore they are subject to that much more mistreatment.

I don't think mild autism/aspurgers really should be labelled as a "mental illness" or even a "mental hurdle" because that places the assumption that people are the problem, and not our world as we know it.

People with Aspurgers have certain challenges but also have great strengths. This can be said about any person in the world though. The problem lays in defining which weaknesses and strengths are acceptable and which ones are not according to how the world works.

I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, the world doesn't value people outside of their usefulness. No matter who you are you will not have any intrinsic value for just having a human soul. Instead if you can't bring something to the table, you are a hindrance. This is where the whole "you are a problem and have an illness if you don't fit our structure that we have set up in this world" comes from. People who value people will see value in ANY person simply for the fact that they are alive. These people are few and far between..... but it's a breathe of fresh air when you do meet one.

So I guess in simple terms, I don't want to be cured because I highly doubt there is really anything that "should" be cured. However I'm not content either because the world really needs to change how it treats humans in general, not just people on the spectrum.

Treated - and I am. It's SO much better minimizing the negative symptoms of ASD while retaining the more "gift" like qualities. Life is good.

I'm not sure which of my conditions, my asperger's or my so-called ADD, that has had the most deteriorating effect on my life, because I have some difficulties distinguishing between the two, and I may even confuse some of my "symptoms" with personality traits. I'll have to check with the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. I cannot say that any of the criteria seem like an asset or in any other way would be desirable - with the sole exception of special interests maybe, but I've never had any of these.

Some of the diagnostic criteria are: deficits in social-emotional reciprocity; deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors used for social interaction; deficits in developing, maintaining, and understand relationships; and sure, it all sounds like it's great! (That, by the way, was sarcasm.)

Someone on this site once said something along the lines of that sensory sensitivity was the defining factor for the condition, and that every other trait either were derived from it or simply were not as important. I've understood that it is sensory sensitivity that, from time to time, causes my brain to leave my body and go on a boat trip in really nasty weather. This sensory overload (?) has had a tendency to occur during stressful periods, such as exam preparations, or when I'm weighed down with tasks at work. And this is when I the least need my brain to fail on me.

Polls like the one above has shown up from time to time on WP, and initially I was surprised to see that people who are supposed to be more like me, embrace their condition. Well, I guess I should be happy for you. But me, I'd rather get rid of this handicap.

On a related note: people say that by yourself you are not worth anything; it is the value that other people find in you that makes you valuable. This is logical if you think about it. But fortunately, and as you say, people have a value besides their worth in money. On the flip side, some people have neither a monetary value nor a affection value.

I'm not sure if I am mild or moderate. I was not diagnosed under the DSM 5.

But, I would like to be treated.

I would like to be treated for symptoms, such as depression and anxiety. But I am content with how I think.

Also, I feel that the most effective form of "treatment" one can give themselves is exposure to uncomfortable situations and to the outside world.

I think its a bit too late to consider being 'cured', I've already missed out on most of my young years anyway and I've gotten used to being 'this'.. treatment for my social problems or anxiety and I guess depression (although I believe with that the root problem should be addressed rather than just nullifying the emotions altogether) could be nice but I dont know if thats possible.

I very much agree with what you say here, Chris71186.

I also put content. It's not my Asperger's I want cured, I like who I am. I wanna be who I am. I like being someone who treasures their interests and love their activities for their own sake and not for any togetherness it can bring with other people.
I wouldn't wanna be like NTs for anything; I would lose myself and most things I value in me.

What I want changed in regards to AS is the lack of acceptance out there.
What I want cured is my asthma, my allergies, and a couple of other medical problems; things that are bothersome in my life because of their own qualities.
Tony Attwood really does have it pretty nailed when he says that we don't suffer from Asperger's, we suffer from other people.

I don't need a cure or treatment. What I need is a job.

I might accept treatment, but only on my terms, and only if it made getting along with others easier. Otherwise, PFFT!

I have spent the better part of my life trying to change myself because I didn't match what everyone else expected of me. I've finally accepted who I am and that I'm not going to change, so no, I personally don't want a cure. I would rather, as others have said, have more understanding and respect from those around me.
If I could fix the panic attacks without becoming a zombie and without losing my art, I would do that.