I am starting to wish for a cure

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I hate how it hasn't helped me with special interests like it seems to do with so many on the spectrum.

Depression can suppress special interests too, I would keep in mind.

From my perception:

If you are an adult Aspie then learn to manage fear. The more fearless you become, the more you will shed many of your negative traits. These negative traits include: hypersensitivity to senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch), sensory overload and shutdowns, gastrointestinal problems related to prolonged stress, mental health problems/psychological disorders (depression, self harm, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder), and muscle or vocal ticks.

The first fear to squash is one’s mortality and coming to gripes with your eventual death. The second fear to squash is banishment from your tribe and being left all alone in the world. The third fear to squash is brutal physical and psychological abuse at the hands of your peer group.

Don't accept being categorized as the Omega Male of the animal world. Resist.

Some types of therapy are very beneficial according to others. Therapy targeting fear and stress such as programs that treat PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) help. These include somatic experiencing, beam life coaching, Tipi emotional regulation therapy, and exposure therapy.

I used to be against the idea of having a "cure" for Aspergers. I believed there was nothing inherently wrong with Aspergers and that it wasn't my fault I was the way I was. But after suffering from a vicious cycle that has persisted for nearly 12 years now, I am now starting to wish there was a way to redo my brain. If I didn't have Aspergers, I would've been married or atleast have a long term girlfriend by now, I would be playing in a band, I would be drawing, and I would actually be happy instead of depressed. Aspergers has denied me those things and I will never have a good life unless a way to reboot my brain becomes possible.