Why don't most Aspies want a cure?

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They're always complaining about being lonely and upset about life but say they rather be like that over a cure. They say it defines them as a person, how do you know? What if your intelligence isn't the result of Autism but you spending more time learning about what you want because that's all we have time to do.

I'm telling you, fitting in is a hell of a better experience in life than always being isolated or autistic. My symptoms come in patterns and seem to get worse every year..

I manage to fit in somewhat when I want to, and I do value some of the strengths ASD gives me. So what's there to cure? I wouldn't care to be a lab rat and I neither like nor trust doctors.

I've lived my life with autism, I'm 34. I know who I am, I know what my capabilities are and I'm actually glad I don't "fit" with the rotting cesspool known as human society. To say I need "cured" is an insult. I'd rather not be a mindless drone running around just "doing what I'm told" without introspection on what the demands actually entail and what the results will be. To me, when you say cure you might as well tell me to be a vegetable and not think.

I prefer hanging around other people who don't particularly fit into society. Also somehow I feel brain surgery or drugs designed to redesign my neurology, or genetic modification have a better chance of going wrong than making me 'normal' anyways.

NTs aren't mindless drones.

I don't think a cure would fix everything. NTs still face a lot of problems. However I'd like a cure, if such a thing were possible and safe.

I enjoy my personality and who I am as a person. Most people like my personality anyway because they know I am being real and honest and not giving them artificial "NT" answers. I also appreciate my ability to learn and systematize things- this has often put me ahead of all other colleagues at work and while I was in school.

I don't think I am that different to an NT, although I do not try to fit into the mold. I do like social interaction with others who I find interesting and worthwhile to get to know. Therefore, I only get to know a few people really well- but I prefer it that way.

Would I like to improve my executive function so I could actually get things done? You bet I would!

So far, though, I don't see any treatments that come without side effects.

When I said that NTs aren't mindless drones (you didn't specifically say NTs but it was implied and didn't correct me the first few times I said NTs) you said in response "I'm sure there's two are three that aren't complete apes with clothes on". Doesn't seem to be the sort of comment anyone would make unless they hated NTs.

Becoming NT isn't equal to success or comfort. I've seen a lot of them, and most of them get no chance of moving up. Not all NTs get jobs, go to parties, and have friends.

It's the culture that needs fixing.
The way they pressure people (regardless if they're NT or not) can either induce general tolerance or intolerance. Sadly the reality is more in the latter in either parties mostly by misunderstanding each other's "contexts".


As how I end up disliking NTs is just like the reason why most people hate mathematics; They're hard to understand, and HAVE to understand it.

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