If You Could Cure Your Autism Would You?

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Yes. Why-id have friends, relationships, wouldnt stand out and would have a typical life . An for the most certain part I would be much happier person.

No. It cost me terribly, yet it also gave me everything that I still have that lasted and was worthwhile, and it gave me everyone I ever loved (human or animal) who was worth the time and care.

“The chemists are a strange class of mortals, impelled by an almost insane impulse to seek their pleasures amid smoke and vapour, soot and flame, poisons and poverty; yet among all these evils I seem to live so sweetly that may I die if I were to change places with the Persian king.”

― Johann Joachim Becher

I wouldn't want a cure. I like who I am today and I couldn't have gotten here, without going through the other stuff. I would not want to be part of a mindless crowd watching TV and drinking themselves silly at parties, and mindlessly chattering while shopping. No, thank you. I think I will stay the way I am.

Life's a journey.

Yes, but I would rather cure the executive impairments.

No.

But I do wish that the world were led by Aspies.

Though I only have Aspergers for this I don't really want to alter anything major about myself so the actual answer is no. But if I had a choice, I would change a few minor things (like how I talk too much or the way I do, my weird body language, my weird gate and speech) so I wouldn't look so god damn goofy all the time. And if it was REALLY up to me to change anything then I'd change a LOT, but MUCH later on (like after I die, but somehow live on). But this is only about Autism.

Autism can make it harder to cope with some things, but I wouldn't say it something that wants curing. I guess sometimes it is frustrating, but it also gives you awesome skills and interests. I like the fact I can get an adrenaline rush out of reading a book, even if I don't get it from socialising, that's okay I have things I love that make me who I am.

I also think there is a lot of value in honest, face value people. The world needs more of them. We may not understand NT's and they may not understand us, but not everyone can be the same, if everyone made chairs who would do anything else?
There is value in our differences!

I think we just need to get this idea out of our heads that everyone should be 'exactly' the same, and to treat someone differently even if they ask for it specifically is not being 'fair'. It's not helpful, some people are strong, some people hate spicy food, some people can spell, and yet other people are different in a myriad of different ways. That is okay, that doesn't mean the person is worth less, to be pitied or to be given more or less respect. You can treat different people differently and value them all the same.

So yer, I don't think autism is something that needs a cure. It makes up a large part of our personality. Who would we be without it? it would be like ripping the wires out of a circuit board and putting them all into completely different holes to create a new set of wiring. It is no longer the same.

We are not talking level 3 autism though are we?

For that I would especially love a cure OR better more effective therapies (+ easily accessible) and WAY more support from society. My son is facing a lifetime of extreme hardship because of how severe his autism is.

EzraS here gives me hope because he comes off as intellectual, fun, and wise. I don’t sense despair and depression from his writing, at all, yet he too is non-verbal and faced a battle, since birth. And now therapies are supposedly improved, so who knows.

Either way severely affected and also extremely delayed (like my son) Autistic kids need a loving understanding world and a brighter future and if for that a cure is the answer Then that’s what I want.

Maybe if I was younger, like from my teens to 30, but I'm old and set in my ways, so it's too late. I've since adjusted to my extreme loneliness and isolation and accept it as inevitable with people like me.

A good idea if posting a tongue and cheek remarks is to do this
NT’s are dumb(sarcasm). Or put an emoji that convays you are not being serious.