If they had a cure...

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I was just interested, but if they made a cure for Aspergers, would you choose to be cured? For me, I dont know. On a good day, a definate NO, but on a bad day, yes.

"If they had a cure..."

it would be a lie.

Aww come on, it was only a bit of fun...

Nope, because if I didn't have Aspergers, I wouldn't be me.

Probably yes I would.

When I weigh the difficulties and pains vs the rewards of being AS, well there's not much of a case for the second.

I don't know, perhaps. However, I am in my early 50s, and no cure is going to suddenly give me social skills. I am also somewhat set in my ways. Learning new skills gets harder as you get older. Still, I would like it for the younger ones, who would be better able to learn social skills at a younger age.

No. I"m fairly sure I would rather be like this, even on the bad days. I think we are far more interesting.

Yeah, yeah. Give me the pill.

Enn. Oh. Period.

I'm curious about the people who say no. I've noticed that there is a very negative attitude that runs through this site, from the frequent mentions of suicide to failures at school, friends and jobs.

I have trouble understanding why people would not be willing to take an option that would give them the tools to be happy.

@thewhitrbbit - exactly! Who wants a life of pain, misery and suffering? A life of ridiculous loneliness, anxiety, and avoidance of social situations? Friday nights, Saturday nights people are hanging out, on the town drinking, dancing to music...sounds good to me.

Exactly.

I can sort of understand the subset of AS who have savant like abilities and have made a life with them would be concerned they would loose them with a cure but I don't know.

I certainly wouldn't force a cure on anyone, but I dunno.

I don't see how being cured of autism would give me the tools to be happy.......I'd still have anxiety, depression and PTSD not to mention having to get used to a neurotypical brain. It would probably make the depersonalization feelings worse and depending on the nature of the cure it could be a drug with negative side effects, a surgery that could go wrong or some weird genetic implant that could cause other problems which might be off putting.

I don't wish to be cured because my AS adds colour to my personality. I'm also going to be working at a good job soon and I'm not depressed and miserable. I can have the tools for a happy life without being cured.

I often wonder if the co-morbids would diminish if the underlying condition was cured. If you were suddenly able to understand body language and interact naturally in a conversation, would you be so anxious? Same with the other ones except PTSD, that would still have to be treated. I think the key would be are your co-morbids independent of AS, or caused by AS.

True a drug or surgery will have risks; but for me, I just feel like the risk is worth it if the results would be a better life.

I doubt it neurotypicals can get depression, anxiety and PTSD as well, so if I got those with autism I probably would have had them even if I was neurotypical. I don't see how any of them were caused by autism alone, that does not make a lot of sense. I don't know if I would want a drug meant to attempt to make me neurotypical and I do not want anyone literally screwing around with my brain which surgery of it would be.