If you could cure yourself of Asperger's, would you?

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I personally think it affects absolutely everything, so if you took away the autism then everything would be difference, but whether that is the case or not, kind of unfortunately cannot. (By kind of unfortunate I mean it would be really interesting to know but if it could it wouldn't be good)
Everybody is affected differently though, so there is a very good chance. It would be very interesting if it was possible to find out. Also those with savant, would they just be better than the average person with the skill but not at savant level just really good or would that skill just be the same as everyone else.

I'd take away my anxiety and depression, it's impossible to "remove" my ASD. It's in my very genes, taking it away would alter me to something that is different, something that isn't me. It's my core programming, my kernal, my seed, everything that is me has grown off of it.

I'd sincerely choose not to take any potential or literal cure for, I've come to understand that it would mean the entire end of the many components which have made me up as a person overall throughout my entire life and the possible future which lays ahead of me. However, I can understand there are people whom feel the "cure" would bring them a sense of relief from whatever difficulties he/she might be facing or have faced.I simply wish to remain as I am no matter what good or bad.

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A cure probably won't happen because it's not as profitable. But I'd imagine someday there being pills to mask the negative symptoms of Asperger's and Autism.

Yes, I would certainly take it. I don't believe Aspergers is just me because I lived a more normal life in the past. I always did some weird things but did NOT have social awkwardness in my childhood, it picked up later in life. I can't really relate to the ones who say it's just them, maybe they've always been that way..

If you have ever experienced what it's like to be normal happy and ahead of most people in school then all of it going down the drain within years can be very depressing. I remember I was advancing faster than most others, I was popular and had girlfriends but that was short lived. Years later, all those kids eventually got ahead of me and today are normal and I'm home alone with this ASD condition.

I believe it was partially due to the amount of vaccines and drugs they put me on which messed me up.

A cure would fundamentally change who I am as a person. I am happy with the person I am even though it took me a long time get there and was painful at times. I would happily alleviate some of the symptoms (one reason I like to smoke pot, puts me personally more in contact with my emotions) but I wouldn't want to change myself completely.

I would, and say this with resignation, as AS is who I really am.