Would You Take the Cure?

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05 Jun 2009, 11:37 pm

I would not take the cure. I have too many gifts and talents, and I wouldn't want to lose them. I'm also not a defective victim. I feel sorry for autistic children, nowadays, because they have to go through therapy, and they're not allowed to be children, anymore.

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05 Jun 2009, 11:44 pm

I wouldn't take it. I'd be lost without the abilities I've come to rely on, and my whole life would be without meaning.

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05 Jun 2009, 11:54 pm

No. It's a big part of who I am.

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06 Jun 2009, 4:40 am

^^ I believe I would not. I must say that I am not quite certain which part of myself High Functioning Autism is. This cure would change myself and therefore I would not consume this happy little cure. Although it is a nice little idea I believe for those who feel they may be suffering. However, many individuals are unhappy whether they possess an autism spectrum disorder or not so.

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06 Jun 2009, 4:53 am

take the cure .. then what work in minimum rate job.. no I would rather have AS with all it's gifts and curses

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06 Jun 2009, 5:16 am

Nope, it seems a lot of pro-cure people seem not care or not realise that taking away their autism means taking away a huge chunk of who they are. So if you don't like who you are then by all means, take the cure if there ever is one.
As for me, I like who I am and I don't want to risk losing my identity just so I can socialise and function better in society. It's not worth it.

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06 Jun 2009, 8:26 am

no.. i AM the cure!! NTs beware! :twisted:

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06 Jun 2009, 9:45 am

Doubt it. It depends how much of me would change. I would take it if it just made me better at social stuff and communication. But I wouldn't wanna lose my interests or way of thinking. So no.

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06 Jun 2009, 9:54 am

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I wish I had the same perspective today.

I have this philosophy of AS/autism as a gift. I say, "You have to unwrap it, accept it, nurture it, and then it will become a fascinating gift." For me, the autistic gift has been in intense special interests that I find incredibly fascinating and fun, and in my being a musical savant. I feel lucky and fortunate for that. Music, roller coasters and amusement parks, and house plans have gotten me through most of my life with satisfaction. I have challenges in my life too---like everyone else. But, I try to focus on the good things---those things that give me pleasure---those intense special interests of AS. Now I am trying to write a novel that is using a lot my intense special interests in it. I have always enjoyed writing too. So---try to find your interests and use them for fascinating discoveries.

The interests are one of the positive aspects of AS

. Sometimes I feel weird though for liking anime so much. I read a blog online about anime conventions. It was talking about how anime causes symptoms of AS because of the fandom or whatever. They said that male aspies go to the conventions and harrass women. I didn't agree with this at all. Even though I'm a girl and it wasen't directed towards me, I was offended by the way that they stereotyped aspies as creepy perverts.

Sorry I know a little off topic.

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06 Jun 2009, 9:56 am

Nah, I wouldn't.

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06 Jun 2009, 10:01 am

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Yeah like ABA therapy. I saw a video of that on Youtube. The kid had school all day, then therapy, then after all that they were trying to teach him how to correctly play with his toys. It looked horrible.

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06 Jun 2009, 11:00 am

Yes I would.

Not trying to be contrary or anything - I know that this viewpoint contravenes what most folk on this thread have said, and the current tendancy to redefine AS as a neurological difference rather than a disability - but I still think my life would be happier and more fulfilled if I didn't have it.

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06 Jun 2009, 11:46 am

Yes, absolutely I would. I value things that most others do (friendship, relationships, and so on), yet I have great difficulty in succeeding with them. I don't have amazing talents to make up for it, either. I'd absolutely change it if I could.

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06 Jun 2009, 2:16 pm

I think that a cure would be a bad idea for me.

I think that the shock of suddenly turning NT would be a nasty shock to the system.

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06 Jun 2009, 2:26 pm

x_amount_of_words wrote:

I know this has probably been mentioned before on WP, but I figured I would start a new thread. So would you take the cure for Asperger's Syndrome if it existed. I honestly don't know if I would or not.

I agree. I honestly can't decide. But, if the majority of aspies really wanted romantic love, I recommend they'd vote "yes". The anti-cure movement is too aggressive and I am beginning to feel of it as one-sided.

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06 Jun 2009, 2:29 pm

Yes. I would take the cure. But there isn't one. So I go

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