If there was a pill TO CURE Asperger's, would you take it?

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so that means, I would have to live the REST of my life trying to get used to being NT??

sheesh!

forget it. . .

It would probably be a placebo. And plus, I'm even against pills for AD(H)D kids.

Hi, my name's Andrew and I'm new here. This is my first post (aside from the post I made in the introduction section) and I thought I would put my 2 cents in.

I have a brother who has Asperger's and the thought of him taking some kind of pill and waking up the next day without his aspie traits scares the bejeezers out of me! It would be like he wasn't my brother anymore!

Sure, the logical side of me says that if that did happen it would/could help him to be more productive, concentrate better, make friends easier, find a job easier, etc. These are things that are very positive!

But, on the other hand, I would feel so sad that he had to give up a part of himself. Maybe that's because I'm so used to being the older brother who looks after him (and feeling good about helping him) that I would miss it and maybe that's very selfish of me, but there you go.

For the record, he doesn't take any pills or drugs (that I know of). I wasn't even aware that there were people with Asperger's taking pills until I read this thread. Maybe I'll search around for a thread that discusses it.

i would definitely take it, but with some reserves.

i disagree with the notion that it takes away who you are and your personality. in the core we are who we are, and turning NT doesn't mean that will be taken away. Most of the people here describe aspie living as a set of traits. So, traits are not you, traits are for the most part something beside you. And most of these traits concern the inability to understand NT world and to function socially (even then it's a reduced number of traits that would change). So by taking the pill you basically start understanding people and connecting with them. You can make friends more easily and work with a broader range of emotions and experience them fully. Beyond that, it is still your decision if you want to change your views of the world. I think what you are, what you like, what you love to do etc. doesnt change. This is not a "personality makeover" pill. The only difference is you are more subject to social influence, but even then you can be in control if you choose to.
Most of us spend the day being angry and posting here about how i cant make a friend, i can't relate to people on my job, i cant... i cant...etc. And then when someone offers us a pill (even if its imaginary) to change all that, you reject it.

sure, you would lose some super analytical skills and a couple other things. but imho i think life is mostly about living and experiencing things, not thinking about them.

I'd take it if the effects would wear off again once I stopped taking it, just to see what it would be like.

I do have to say that I was put on Prozac for about 2 years during High School (it was actually required by the school because I attacked two people that day and it was either Prozac or be charged with assault...)

The drug itself helped me understand some things about socialization that I didn't understand before, mostly things concerning social subtlety (before all this I had the subtlety of a jet engine). I was still an aspie, but for all intents and purposes I was able to carry on a NT-style conversation for the first time in my life (with exception to the fact that I still avoided eye contact and my voice still had little inflection to it)... Also, before it, I was paranoid all the time, thinking that everyone who interacted with me was just looking for a way to betray me. Now, my cooler head has prevailed, and I know that most people don't think such things, but I still don't trust NT people until I have known them for a while...

I was on the prozac for two years, and have now been off it for two more years up until now. I lost some of the NT traits I had gained while on the drug, but some things have remained (such as not being paranoid all the time)...

There is a temporary one though it isn't exactly legal. MDMA, "Ecstasy", pretty much does the number on all the social ineptness and clumsiness, even the gaze aversion..... the culture shock can be a bit big and it can be like taking a cork out of the Hoover Dam dealing with all the empathy, and remember to regulate your fluid intake to cope with the ferocious urge to dance.... shame it's illegal really, though the comedown can be a bit bitter as you feel the Aspie inside return.... always made me feel really calm for a week or two afterwards though, no anxiety, no chance of a meltdown.....

chrisc

the thing is how do you find it ? street black market ? very bad idea... contacts, friends ? i don't have any.... so ?

Yep it would be a help if it was legal and regulated. Until then don't do it unless you are sure you want to and know the risks. My love of lighting equipment means I know a lot of "nightclub" people.

chrisc

I would advise against any substances that alter your state of mind (narcotics, alcohol or abuse of prescriptions) especially since they can be very destructive and habit-forming as well which extends the damage even more.

If you can get the same pleasant benefit from a good workout or a hearty laugh, why would you choose inflicting harm (except it's easier...)

Ahh... pills pills pills!

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Oops! I thought I hit EDIT not QUOTE!

Still... in case you missed it.

If there was a cure I would look into it, if it was in the form of a pill, no, not interested. Doctors can keep their modern 'toxic' medications w/side effects that are far worse then the original condition it's supposed to treat. I've always been into the holistic approach.

I would have to say "yes" assuming that the pill didn't have certain side-effects, namely those that would defeat the purpose of curing my Aspergers. Sorry, but I simply don't fathom the attachment so many have to their condition, considering that it has brought me nothing but pain and suffering.