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07 May 2012, 3:56 pm

The only cure I want is for NTs to accept us how we are. Any cure for NTs like that?

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07 May 2012, 4:21 pm

Never, and I believe any money put into researching a cure is a goddamn waste of money. Might as well try to bring them dry bones back to life.

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07 May 2012, 4:39 pm

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Why would someone want to be "cured" from as?

Well, I definitely can't speak for anyone else, but just to list a few reasons why I would like to be "cured":

- I'm guessing my possible AS is tied in with having depth-perception problems and being directionally challenged. If these issues were wiped out, I would be able to drive, thus giving me more opportunities to do things.

- perhaps I would have had a better relationship with my siblings as we were growing up. I know that once it became obvious that I wasn't like the older sisters of their friends, they both started becoming embarrassed by the way I behaved.

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07 May 2012, 4:48 pm

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How exactly do you cure someones brain structure? My prediction is that the first 'cure' we'll see is early pre-natal detection followed by abortion.

ADHD has something to do with the brain right? and depression definitely does and they have cures for that or treatments close enough to cures i'm sure in a decade or two you will be suprised how much technology will offer

"Something to do with the brain" and the physical structure of white/grey matter are worlds apart. A concussion is something to do with the brain. Do you see AS and a concussion as equal? Also, the treatments for ADHD are not close to cures.

ya i see what you mean.. i just really would like a cure for this it's ridiculous to have to live life with AS it really sucks i think i'm just hoping there will be one and seeing if anyone had any idea of when it would maybe happen?

It's ridiculous that I need to live in the same world as certain people, but that isn't changing anything. Don't look for a pill to solve your problems, it isn't coming. Everyone has there own problems that they need to deal with. Expecting anything else is what's ridiculous.

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07 May 2012, 5:04 pm

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Just so we're on the clear (again), what is a cure and what is it supposed to fix?

well let's see so many things. Being more empathetic and being able to deeply feel emotions like normal NT's.

BS. I have just as many emotions as everyone else, and they are deep. Also, what do you mean by being more empathetic? If you mean feeling for people more, we already have no problems with that. If you mean understanding what other people are feeling, I'd throw that under social skills section.

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Having good social skills and understanding social cues and body language.

We already have some therapies to improve these aspects. They aren't perfect, but other than maybe a prescription drug with temporary effects I doubt there is much more that can be done, and it won't ever be perfect.

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Bascially this is a world where the majority of people are NT whether you like it or not.

So? There always has been different types of people, and everyone can't be in the majority.

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Even if you grouped together as aspies you aren't necessarily going to like each other. In fact i've found it harder to like others with aspergers and just find some semi tolerant NT's. Even the semi tolerant NT's though are moving on with their life while people with aspergers i'd say are slower. Maybe i sound pessimistic about this but i don't care having asperger's sucks i really don't understand how anyone could like it.

No, you are just being pessimistic. There are NTs are aren't only tolerant, but are actually loving, and aspies who are the same way. Also, here is something to think about: How do you know having AS sucks and being NT is the best? One cannot know, as one cannot switch from one to the other. They simply decide they like who they are the way they are.

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Last time i checked Love and acceptance is a part of the social pyramid, without it, it is very hard to be happy. Having aspergers makes it ridiculously hard to have that much love or acceptance. So tell me why do some of you apsies like being socially ridiculed and helpless to do anything about it?

No one likes being ridiculed, but there is more to live than that.

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07 May 2012, 7:36 pm

Heidi80 wrote:

Why would someone want to be "cured" from as?

Parents might wanted their children to be cured so as to have a normal parenthood.

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07 May 2012, 8:19 pm

It was probably mentioned already, but you can't cure Autism/Asperger's. It would be like trying to cure brown eyes, or freckles. It's on a genetic basis.

Feel free to debate, but that fact won't change. All you can do is embrace that you will never be perfect. Only then will you realize how wonderful you really are.

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07 May 2012, 8:31 pm

enrico_dandolo wrote:

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Why would someone want to be "cured" from as?

Parents might wanted their children to be cured so as to have a normal parenthood.

I am a parent with Asperger's and I have two sons---one who also has Asperger's and the other with Aspie traits. My NT wife and I have a normal parenthood. We would not want our sons any other way. Our children bring us tremendous joy, and I thank God for making them the way they are.

MakaylaTheAspie---your words spoken in your post before this post are beautifully spoken.

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07 May 2012, 8:49 pm

A medical cure? I think its never gonna happen.

If such a cure was to exist, wouldn't it have to be surgical? As to my understanding our brains are wired differently compared to NTs. I can't imagine medication could cure that..?

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07 May 2012, 9:04 pm

Well, no one really knows how much if AS is hardwired into our brains, or how pliable it is. It's a fact that there are some structural differences in the brains of people with AS, but what if they don't account for the entire disorder? What if part of it is caused directly by imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain? Or something else just as fixable.

I don't see why so many of you are so against the possibility of a cure. It could greatly improve the lives of many people.

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07 May 2012, 9:14 pm

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...I don't see why so many of you are so against the possibility of a cure. It could greatly improve the lives of many people.

Yes it would improve the lives of many...and to many of us it would not. I for one would not accept a cure because I am happy with who I am with Asperger's. But I could not deny those who wanted a cure from getting one if it existed if I held such a cure in a secret vault somewhere. I can say honestly that I would not even be tempted to take such a theoretical cure if it did exist.

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07 May 2012, 9:18 pm

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Probably around the time we become able to erase and re-write someone's brain more thoroughly than a computer hard drive. And at that point, we'll have much more trouble than just the problem of whether to cure AS, especially in people older than about two years old, since that would result in the loss of personality and identity in the meantime.

Exploring this idea what the premise of Dollhouse. The consequences of such technology were not exactly desirable.

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09 May 2012, 12:54 am

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Seriously i couldn't agree more. You all are HUGELY misunderstanding the big picture here. Information is at an all time high soon we will be able to get information so instantly we will discover more and more. This generation is moving so fast i could see having some things that are only in movies and books. Aspergers sucks i'm sorry to say it some of you are really optimistic and i admire that but your only contradicting human nature. Human nature is to be with other people being accepted and loved in my opinion is a NEED, with aspergers that is so hard. Yes other people have other problems but a lot of them are more understood. Even autism at least people treat them with a little more decency because they know the problem. Because aspergers are highly intelligent people it's just they are really "weird" and "different" and unfortunately that makes life a living hell. I commend all of you who can live with it but i want a cure and i hope you all are wrong and we have one in the next decade or so because i would most certainly take it.

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09 May 2012, 1:02 am

jcohen wrote:

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Seriously i couldn't agree more. You all are HUGELY misunderstanding the big picture here. Information is at an all time high soon we will be able to get information so instantly we will discover more and more. This generation is moving so fast i could see having some things that are only in movies and books. Aspergers sucks i'm sorry to say it some of you are really optimistic and i admire that but your only contradicting human nature. Human nature is to be with other people being accepted and loved in my opinion is a NEED, with aspergers that is so hard. Yes other people have other problems but a lot of them are more understood. Even autism at least people treat them with a little more decency because they know the problem. Because aspergers are highly intelligent people it's just they are really "weird" and "different" and unfortunately that makes life a living hell. I commend all of you who can live with it but i want a cure and i hope you all are wrong and we have one in the next decade or so because i would most certainly take it.

Aspergers is a part of the autism spectrum, the part that bolded is a misleading stereotype. Autism doesn't affect intelligence

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09 May 2012, 1:09 am

Delphiki wrote:

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Seriously i couldn't agree more. You all are HUGELY misunderstanding the big picture here. Information is at an all time high soon we will be able to get information so instantly we will discover more and more. This generation is moving so fast i could see having some things that are only in movies and books. Aspergers sucks i'm sorry to say it some of you are really optimistic and i admire that but your only contradicting human nature. Human nature is to be with other people being accepted and loved in my opinion is a NEED, with aspergers that is so hard. Yes other people have other problems but a lot of them are more understood. Even autism at least people treat them with a little more decency because they know the problem. Because aspergers are highly intelligent people it's just they are really "weird" and "different" and unfortunately that makes life a living hell. I commend all of you who can live with it but i want a cure and i hope you all are wrong and we have one in the next decade or so because i would most certainly take it.

Aspergers is a part of the autism spectrum, the part that bolded is a misleading stereotype. Autism doesn't affect intelligence

Ok from my experience because aspergers keep their speech skills they are considered "normal" but then people notice all their quirks and they are ridiculed people with autism are not functional enough to even know they have it i don't care if they are the same intelligence how many people with autism have you seen fully analyzing how different and weird they are? and most people i've seen treat people with autism as if they had a real problem and feel sympathetic whereas with aspergers we're just weird and should "snap out of it"

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09 May 2012, 1:14 am

Lets think about this, HFA is synonymous with aspergers. HFA is not a true diagnosis. So someone could be diagnosed with autism and not be any lower functioning than someone with aspergers.

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