Any predictions for when there will be a cure for aspergers?

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basically we're running various flavors of embeded Linux in a Windoze world. It's in the hardware -- no way around it.

What I do see happening is better acceptance and understanding, along with better ways to minimize the downside and harness the good effects.

If there would be ever a "cure", I think it would be the best if every autist decide for himself or herself if he or she wants to become "cured" or not.
(I would reject it for myself but I can not decide for others individuals, also I think the individuals should be adults when they decided)

But it is not the decision from:
1. parents
2. the society
3. organizations against autistic persons (autism speaks)
4. the international autism community (Autistic persons who are against a "cure" shouldn't decide for other persons)
5. scientists

(I don't know what to do if a person is not able to decide)

In order to cure autism one would have to rewire and reconfigure the brain,not to mention the genetic structure.If there was a cure I would not take it,I don't want to be like every other mediocrd person on this planet.

Let me gaze into my crystal ball a moment...

Wait for it...

Wait...

Ah, here it is. I confidently predict a cure in the year 36,222 AD. That's it move along people, nothing else to see here.

4.20pm tomorrow

It's not fair - the most cruelest lifelong condition someone can be born with and there will never be a cure for it, so we have to suffer with it instead.

Wow

The problem isn't finding a cure, we can alter brains with some skill already... the problem is defining a cure. If you can do that exactly, making the cure is trivial. Alter the brain in this or that way. Done. But good luck defining exactly what needs to change.

Delphiki, if you've been around here for a while you know that joe90 is really having a tough time right now--those feelings are valid and it really can be very, very tough to have AS. There are many reasons--prejudice, ostracism, abuse, social isolation, comorbid depression. Those are solvable problems, but that doesn't mean they aren't real problems, and sometimes severe problems.

My perspective on it is that our best approach is to find ways to solve the problems associated with autism, while still accepting the differences that come with being autistic. It is a little like when a new immigrant comes to a different country, and has a problem because he can't speak the new language. So you can solve his problem by giving him language lessons--but, to avoid losing the uniqueness his home culture provides, you have to teach him the new language without telling him that his old language and old culture are unacceptable. Foster integration, community, acceptance; teach people to work together; solve problems rather than trying to eliminate differences. That is the most effective way to help autistic people with autism-related problems.

I would like to change me, if possible.
And I hate prejudice of any kind. I hate when people call other ret*ds as much as I hate when people call NTs "herd" or "mediocre".
It's very stupid.