Trying to find a cure is idiotic

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Size does matter, it's just mother nature. men have larger brains and are therefore more intelligent.

I have Aspergers Disorder.

I have a DISORDER. I do not have a "difference" or a "personality type." I have a DISORDER.

I currently take Zoloft to help alleviate symptoms of said disorder. If and when other options to alleviate my symptoms become available, I will not hesitate to utilize them. Can that be considered the same thing as a "cure" if enough of my issues can be resolved through medical intervention? Maybe. Do I care? No. The-Powers-That-Be are more than welcome to keep striving for a cure if they have the means to do so, and I may even make use of such a thing if it is ever created. And before some sanctimonious mental m***et starts screaming that society should just try harder to accommodate me, there's absolutely no reason why we can't strive for improved medical interventions AND social acceptance.

Aspergers Disorder is a disorder. It is not just "being a little different," or "feeling awkward around other people." Unfortunately, we appear to have reached a point where introverted nerds are no longer content with merely being introverted nerds, and they want to be "autistic;" therefore, we get this, "It's just a difference!" crap. As far as I'm concerned, if you are not impaired, you do not have an ASD. That is the dividing line between what is considered "normal functioning" and "abnormal functioning."

Personally, I have no idea why "autism" is considered so cool that even people with no impairments want to march around announcing that they are "autistic," but I never have understood other people. Perhaps it's the overwhelming desire to belong to some kind of "herd" that NTs are even willing to identify with a mental disorder just to "fit in" somewhere.

In any case, I'm getting tired of being told how I should feel about my disorder. I need support to function in my daily life. I am not a savant or a genius. I have a disorder and I need help; I'm not going to pretend I don't need help, or that I wouldn't welcome a "cure" because of a bunch of neurodiversity rhetoric. I want CHOICE.

Making people not be autistic is required for me to consider something a cure rather than management.

I'm not saying only socioeconomic opportunities either - not just education of other people or such. Helping people learn how to identify when a meltdown is likely to occur, and how to properly leave a situation is helping them. Working on regulating someone's sensory system is helping them (and in the medical system). One of my medications actually has drastic affects on my meltdowns, and drastically reduces them, that's helping manage a part I can't stand via medical means (that's actually a side effect, but its one I knew was likely to occur and I wanted to try this medication next after the first didn't work specifically because of it - I'm actually taking it for a migraine preventative because of my sensory issues causing migraines).

Looking into other options is something that is possibly within reach. But I'd not consider it a cure. It's a way to make life easier for people who have those traits making their life particularly difficult.

AS is a disability, and condition,syndrome..but not a disorder.

We are disabled and it's because we are not able to function like NT's can without it being amajoy struggle on our parts. It weakens us through high stress levels, and normal chitchat is not possible, so we are then socially disabled.

It is a hidden disability.....what does everyone here say to that?