if there was a cure......would you take it?

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Thats something to think about.... we have to look at the pros and cons in this senerio

Cons:
* my IQ would shrink 10 points
* my vocabulary will shorten
* my eyesight will be less direct so i will no longer see only details
* my interest for Sonic and my three pets will shorten
* pros and cons listing wont be as fun
* i wouldn't think as much as i do now
* i will no longer have the desire to construct a schedule
* organization wont be essential to me
* i wont have a passion for things as strongly as i do now
* my ability to visualize everything i think about will disappear
* friends and a social life will be a priority instead of a nuisance(which it is now)

Pros:
* i will no longer stick out in a crowd
* i will start to enjoy people more
* i would no longer fall over as often
* i would be aware of myself more
* i could tell if someone is bored or weirded out by me
* lights,smells,tastes and sounds will not be as intense
* my mind will be more open
* my math skills will improve
* conversations will no longer be silent and awkward
* i could win my friends back
* hygiene will be more essential to me
* i could be in a strong relationship ( i know i can now, but its exaughsting)
* my attention span will be longer
* i can achieve goals more easily
* emotions will be less intense
* smiling will be natural instead of a sport

im suffering now, the desire to be included is growing, but... the more i think about the life of a Neurotypical, it seems shallow, cold and unforgiving, i feel relieved knowing i can look at it from the outside, which is what i've been doing my entire life, looking on the outside and trying to break in. Its really saying something if i were not to cure myself, Its either i love myself too much to change myself, or im clinging onto my neurological developmental disorder. i dont think i would be able to deciede

i would take it only if i could keep my ability to accomplish digital audio restoration tasks.

Who knows how much you may lose by taking a "cure" of some sort.

I would think I would lose quite a few quirks that I have, that I HATE. But also it may make me so much easier to deal with the world, I mean now as it is, I have such a distaste for life and the world that it's hard to deal with, who knows, if I wasn't an aspie, it might not have that effect. I always have thought as my AS as a sort of that it has taken "blinders" off of my eyes and I see certain things easier, but then again, that may just be a pessimist thing. It is a interesting question, but I think if I had a choice, all things considered, I think that if I did, I would just be another sheep, so I guess it would be a 'no' for me.

It wouldn't be me. I'd rather be myself, and be disabled, than have my brain reprogrammed.

Yes I would be first in line for it.

I would like a temporary one so I could see what it is like to be NT out of curiosity.

when i was on straterra i considered that a temporary glimpse into NT-hood.

Like I've posted in many threads like this one, the answer is no. I'd rather celebrate my autism than have the cure forced upon me.

I f I was aware of having Aspergers at an very early age, I would say yes. But having dealt with it for 5+decades I would not want a cure now.

Every time anyone mentions a "cure" I think about X-Men: The Last Stand and my love for Magneto's views on the "cure".

after giving it some thought, I've decided that i would absolutely not "cure" my Aspergers. Its true I'm going through a lot of sadness, but i shouldn't blame it on my aspergers, i should blame it on me. I shouldn't rely on people to make me happy, i have to make myself happy, saying "i have no friends because I'm autistic" is just living off excuses so i can sit and mope about not having any friends. The truth is i don't want friends anymore, i just want to be by my self because doing the things i do makes me happy, and if someone doesn't like it, they can go f*ck themselves, i don't need to socialize to be human. Besides, I've had aspergers all my life, so this is the person i grew up to be, and yes sir, i like it.

No doubt in my mind. I love feeling confident and socially powerful.

Also, I want to have sex.