Do you want to be 'cured' of Asperger's Syndrome?

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I dunno. Don't think so. Doesn't seem much point in curing my autism, unless my co-morbid depression, anxiety, etc. can also be cured. It'd be different if I could travel back in time to when I was a baby; would have the pill in a jiffy. And while I'm about it, have a brand new family too.

This is an older thread that has resurfaced. There were several similar threads at the time this one came out. My answer to the OP question remains a firm "no." I would not want to take a pill to cure autism. My reasoning is that I am happy with who I am and what I have accomplished as a result of the gifts and talents autism has given to me.

I have lived with autism, and autism is normal for me. I would not want to become something other than what has always been me. I have accepted autism graciously and taken it as a gift. Although there are challenges (as everyone has regardless of autism or not) I try to focus on the positives of autism in my life (including special intense interests and talents).