If you reincarnate again - would you want to have autism?

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No.

Just too many worries and issues to deal with, resulting in missing out on almost every good thing in life. I'm tired of having to deal with at least one long term depression every year. I'm tired of people ridiculing and socially excluding me everywhere I go. I'm tired of going through multiple hoops to help and support people, only to have them ditch or betray me because they see me as 'vulnerable'. Even when I show the best of me and try everything to stay positive people will find some way to bring me down or humiliate me.

Out of all the advantages autism gives me there is always a single similarity: none of them actually make me happy. I feel complete empathy with animals, but I always feel very distant to other people. Sure I'm sincere and loyal, but that is more abused than ever appreciated. I'm highly intelligent, but I always over analyse and rationalize everything resulting in physical fatigue and indecisiveness. I can be very alert and focussed, but I'm almost always aware of myself which then turns into anxiety. I'm creative in creating solutions, but it often turns into frustration because I cannot convey my line of thinking and ideas to others. I'd rather just be born as a regular Joe or Jane and live a regular life.

My answer would have been yes were I treated better by society. It's not that I would not wish to live with autism, it's that I am always singled out and have always receive abuse from peers. Autism is not my biggest problem, it's how people treat me and constantly betray my trust and the little confidence I have.

I do not believe in reincarnation, but I do believe in revival. There is a difference.

I would like to have autism and have a family that's a bit more supportive. My parents never understand me and my siblings would rather not talk about it.

Could be. I'm 35 and would probably have said "yes" when I was younger, but now I'm just, well, exhausted. It's a grueling existence. On the days when I entertain such beliefs, I think it's a challenge, a sort of mission I've been given: live as well as I can this way, do what I can for the autistic community, contribute something different to the world. But wanting to do it a second time? About as much as I imagine Frodo would have wanted to make a second trip to Mordor. No thanks!

This right here is a good sort of analogy for my thoughts on the matter. I'd actually like to be reincarnated with more severe autism; people looking at me would be able to tell right off that I had a disability and wasn't just being an ingorant twat or deliberately antisocial. It would also mean I was required to do less for myself, because I find independent living (to the extent to which I currently do it) to be extremely stressful. People assume that because I'm intelligent and can speak eloquently, etc. that I must be milder than I am, then get confused when I can't do things they would consider to be perfectly normal and not at all challenging.

I would not want to return as an NT, because their lives seem so incredibly complicated and stressful. Being fully aware of social expectations seems like a huge responsibilty. You have to be strategically nice to certain people and not to others, you have to have a complete understanding of social heirarchies and play your part in them appropriately, you can't use a disability as an explanation for withdrawing when you get tired of being around others, you're driven by a deep seated need to be with people (even the introverts, who need less of it, but who still need it to some extent), which causes you to put way too much pressure on yourself and your relationships. If I were NT, I'd probably feel like a complete failure for never having had a boyfriend, or enjoying spending all night alone on the internet. My life as an autistic person jus seems so much simpler as a result of having cut out so many of the social requirements. I just wish I could do more of it.

OMG! I am already so envious of the young Autistics alive today who [if they start truly standing together] can make hugely positive changes for Autistics [and the entire world. and no, I m not speaking only of Autistics with high iqs' or savant abilities]

YES! I would love to come back Autistic again. I would either be born into more accepting world or I would have an entire lifetime to change it. Among other careers, I would love to be a doolah for Autistic families and help newborn Autistics to be born in an Autistic environment and help the new mom to adjust. Actually, that is one thing on my bucket list that I hope to experience while still in this old body.

I'd say no in the world as is, one life time is more then enough. However if the ASD rates continue to climb, perhaps very close to the golden 50/50 mark then perhaps I'd say yes. I'd have an advantage over all of the other new autistics because of all of my prior experience . I will let you know when the time comes!

I'd be fine with autism, but then again I'm pretty sure I'm going to reincarnate into a fire-breathing demon lord from hades. I am going to enjoy crushing petty mortals under my hooves, and eviscerating entire armies by fanning my demon wings! yyeesss my next life will be glorious.

I would come back with mild autism with a savant talent. Just being mildly autistic is hard for people to understand. If I was a super genius or a extraordinary artist or even able to memorize things with ease I would be o.k with it.

Most people just think I'm strange or too high functioning to have autism. I don't fit in with the NT or the Autism community.

I would prefer to come back as a brown bear, but I dont' think they are autistic....

No, but cats are

I guess I'd prefer not to be autistic after all because I have incredible social deficits which has made me friendless and relationshipless over the years. Loneliness sucks and it seems like every day you want to die. That is not a good way to live.

I do like being talented and having good attention to detail, so go figure.

Part of me wouldn't mind coming back as an animal, except they are treated so poorly and so many are poached or mistreated, so as much as I would like to be one, it would be hard to choose that.
If I were to disregard the man-made problems, then I'd love to spend a life time as a turtle!

If I come back I don't even want to be human. If given a choice I'll be a house cat for some nice old lady.

i've had similar experiences as qFox, and like them i don't want to go through all that again. however, if i was re-born on a malice-free and poverty-free world, then maybe it wouldn't be so bad being me ...but that's not likely to happen (and i wouldn't want to risk it ), so given a choice i would do like kamiyu910 and come back as a cat ~ i know i wouldn't live so long, but i'd be free to be as aspie as i like, & get some tlc if / when i want it ...would miss accessing this forum tho!

Couldn't have put it any way better myself.

I would want to be the complete opposite of myself, an extroverted NT raised by "normal" parents, just to see what it's like. I would want to have knowledge of what I was like in my previous life though, so I could compare and contrast.