would you become neurotypical if given the opportunity?

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My autism is very mild and might not even qualify fully as a diagnosis for Level 1. Still, the problems it has caused me, finding so many things difficult or impossible, from driving a car to being able to easily make a phone call, to making friends and having a casual conversation without having to struggle and then have to be exhausted afterwards, plus reacting badly to emotional setbacks and finding myself struggling in so many ways, I would choose to make it all go away if that was possible.

And that's even with valuing things about myself that I think come with autism, like rational thinking and intelligence, loyalty, guilelessness, having a pure heart, steadfastness, not suffering fools gladly, insisting on the truth and being able to see clearly enough to recognize it.

Even if I lost all of that, I would still take having a more livable and less distressing life, with more human connections.

I would absolutely prefer to be a more consistently functional version of myself.
Myself with one less issue to hamper my life would be GREAT.
Bring it on.

I wouldn't be neurotypical if I had the chance. A cure for incontinence would be nice.

I recently found out that I'm a Level 2 (there weren't levels back in 2004) and I voted yes. I get nothing positive out of autism or ADHD. I'd be a practicing psychologist now if I weren't autistic. At the least I'd have a casual job where I volunteer two days a week. I'd be able to chat to people and not make a complete fool of myself.

I'd be able to do things on the weekends instead of using those two days as a way of recovering from the working week.

The older I get, the more I kept seeing it's not the autism. Executive dysfunctions and whatnot issues.

It's something else -- something outside of me being an ND or the premise of 'having autism'.

So I believe that...
Whatever issue I have is probably fixable; in this lifetime, in this reality -- not a mere 'what if' or a hypothesis -- that I don't need to be an NT or a hypothetical autism cure to solve it.

That whatever solution I'm looking for just need happened to also fit around the autism as another factor, no more than being a biological female or whatever my family history has; genetically and externally in circumstances.


And this is just me -- I'm aware that it's not the same with everyone else.

If I were to lose the autism, whatever issue I have is still there.
It's just "more affordable" to have it as an NT.

It will not solve my problem; it'll just be workable.
And thus -- if and only if I feel so victimized and brought this advertised idea of how to live a life in a certain way so badly...

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For me, it's a bit like a poll for amputees which says 'If your legs could grow back, would you want it to happen?'

Whether there is a 'cure' or not, the real point is that whatever we do has to be in the interests of the autistic person, and only the autistic person. I think every single thing I've ever seen about the search for a 'cure' for autism has centred on the hope it brings to millions of parents. This is so wrong.

No, I have finally started figuring out how to navigate life with my autism.....and idk if I was suddenly cured, would I even know how to deal with being a neurotypical. My whole life experiences have been shaped a certain way because I have autism....not sure it would really be so great to just suddenly shed all the autism features, like would I even know what to do with myself....idk...just seems scary to go from autistic to not having autism. Since having autism is all I really know.

I would love to be rid of the depression I sometimes get, that often seems to come with ASD. I know that NTs suffer from depression also, but think a good portion of mine is rooted in ASD, and how it caused and causes me to be treated by others.

It would make my life easier but so would killing myself and I'm not particularly interested in that. i don't see the point

now the borderline tendencies and bipolar s**t or whatever, that I can do without

I normally would tell people leave me alone; however, with all the cruelty and bullshite
my brothers, as well as most of my cousins on dad’s side of the family, have put me through, I would love to become NT in order extract revenge on them for their hateful, hurtful ways and attitudes toward me. Eff’em all to Hades!

I am not even sure what "become neurotypical" at this point in my life would mean. Growing up and forming an adult life as an until pretty recently un-diagnosed Autistic has been a real challenge. It has forced me to adapt and develop strategies and strenghts to handle situations that come naturally for most people. It has made me a stronger person with a lot more grit than the average person. Autism has made me the person I am. If became a neurotypical would I be allowed to keep these strenghts or would I turn into some kind of happy go lucky weakling?