My letter to autism speaks. I reject a cure.

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Is Autism really a part of who you are? Scientific evidence shows autism has an neuropathology in the brain. The changes begin and then the rest of the brain changes to adapt or rewrite itself in most scientific models or its genesis. No study shows that the parts of the brain of an autistic grows in parallel to have a finished intended product. The rest of the brain either does not change entirely or does so later in life to adapt in response like the shrinking or loss of the corpus callosum. Why would it be there in the first place if it was to serve no purpose? Would then the supposed autistic brain develop without it if autism is meant to be? Heck, it seems as if the brain body is trying to fight against the changes or nip what it can in the bud. So what is the first cause? It may have to do with large masses of neurons growing rapidly due to a change in transmitters. There is the triple strike model of predisposition, timing, and an external, syndromic, or epigenetic force triggering a disruption. Autism then does not come from within but is the result of combining factors like Alzheimer's. In Alzheimer's loss of neurons in the cerebral cortex cascades affecting the whole brain, the brain has a normal template plus a force acting upon it. Autism is a brain with a force acting upon it but beginning from an earlier stage of life. How do you explain the loss of speech in 2 year olds who have autism? The normal process became disrupted by changes. So is it a part of who you are? It sounds like had the change not occurred even in the womb, you would not develop autism. Making it a part of your identity would be a choice, not an absolute.

wow. i feel for you. i really and truly do. you are so cruel. but if you choose to live bitter and angry this is not on my conscience. I have better things to do (like advocating for acceptance and neurodiversity and against a cure.)To those who support and can appreciate what i have to say i am thankful. truly i am. but its been made clear by some that my autism and i are not welcome here. my views are not welcome here. so i shall say goodbye and while i will still login to check my P.M.s (for those here who are understanding and supportive), i will refrain from being active on the forums anytime in the future. and its clear im not wanted. but for those of you who were willing to read my letter and support me in what i have to say, please do me this last kindness and spread the word of neurodiversity and acceptance to all you can. print and share my letter if you like, just please give me the credit and let them know it was me who wrote it. i hope to see change in the future. goodbye all, i thought i would be welcome here always, but i guess i was wrong. i will inform others of this and tell them that WP is not an entirely understanding community or safe space and to be careful what they say here. goodbye all, i will no longer be active on the forums.

or at least this topic anyways...

waterstar0610: If you expected an echo chamber, you did come to the wrong place. You're going to run into dissenting opinions here and need to be mature enough to handle that. If you are not, you may in fact be better served leaving.

When it comes to wanting a cure for autism or not; I guess it depends on whether for you, personally, the positives of it outweigh the negatives.
People's mileage will vary.

A cure should not be forced on those who don't want it. Equally the chance of a cure should not be denied to those who want it.

this is such crap. so now ive gone from an arrogant, self centered, self righteous, insecure idiot, to an immature child incapable of having my own opinion? Ha! talk about calling names... anyhow am I happy? absolutely. am I flourishing because of OT? definitely. would I continue if it wasn't helping me? no. my point is that the focus should be on helping those with autism to love and accept themselves as they are with their autism and to love it as a part of them and focus on helping to improve functioning for health and happiness. there are those out there who want to focus on these things and working with the positives of their autism and on having it help them be the best they can be. what sort of message are YOU sending to those with autism? the message they they are boken, and sick and not okay and wonderful as they are. the message they don't deserve love and acceptance unless they are begging for a cure. begging to be fixed. sorry I may have to live in a neurotypical world, and I have a neurotypical husband who I love and who loves and accepts me as I am. but I wont kiss the feet of a cure and beg to fixed when I'm perfectly fine as I am. thank you.you wont be happy until you and every other neurodiverse person on the plant is neirotypical and indistinguishable from their peers. this view is ableist and arrogant and I hate the attitude. don't be foolish. autism is a gift that comes with challenges and those with it should be encouraged to love themselves, love their autism and be the best they can be. they shouldn't have to live feeling as though there is something "wrong" with them or that they shouldn't exist as they do or that they are broken and need to be fixed or cured. talk about a bad message. this is not a message of love and acceptance. this is a message of cruelty. I wont stand for it.

I don't wish to be cured of my autism. I'd rather celebrate it. I was made to be different and I like that about myself. I'm not sick or broken at all.

I don't care for any damned cure, after all like the characters in X-men last stand, I'm not taking any cure regardless.

I'm sorry. I'm not sure I understand the question. I'm sure some of them, like some of the rest of us are misguided in some things. no so much in others...but what exactly are you referring to? If you don't mind me asking. misguided in terms of their sexuality? gender orientation? beliefs? values? language and terminology? misguided... id be happy to answer but... could you please narrow that down?