Is there really no cure?

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I have AS and I was wondering if I can cure certain social problems that I have rather than having to just always work my way around them.

I don't like the way I talk. I often freeze up in long term conversations. I take to long to get to the point. I never realize I'm doing all these things until it's too late. Being like this seems almost involuntary, but I'm hoping that someone can point me in the direction for a reputable remedy (I'm not talking about the pills and potions and diets) some therapy that has been proven to work.

No, there is no magic wand treatment.

You just need to deal with the problems you have in the best way that you can.

You cannot cure autism. But I am a believer than emotional intelligence can be improved.

I recommend reading some of Dale Carnegie's self-help books. One could argue that they are somewhat outdated but he does offer the reader some sound advice.

practice having conversations. a book i found helpful is "the fine art of small talk" by debra fine.

There might be no "cure" per se.

But there's no cure for the Common Cold, either.

You can definitely work away around your problems in communication with people. If you work at it, and not give up, you will get better as you get older.

when you look at the recearch being done in neuroplasticity it shows us that infact we can resreucture how our neurons are connected. in essense this means that with training and repetition you can change the way you process informaton. how you think and behave. Aspergers might not go away, but in that lies the potencial to develop skills beyond that of a neurotypical.

There really is no cure.

You can definitely improve in various ways, although I don't know what to tell you for a program. If you would like to be better at speaking, you can practice, you can get a volunteer job as a radio announcer at a public station, you can even join Toastmasters. It will be painful but you can develop yourself.

Likewise, you can improve your interpersonal relationships, though perhaps not to your complete satisfaction. You can learn greater sensitivity and tact. You can mask your stims (if you have any - not all do).

Some say occupational therapy can make any sensory issues less of a problem.

It's a lifelong project. I encourage you to think in terms of always growing, lifelong learning, and things like that, instead of a cure. You could very well end up more mature and socially adept than many NTs who don't improve themselves over time.

The "cure" is hard work, positive thinking, and long term therapy but even then, youll still be autistic.

No. And I find talking about it as if it can be "cured" to be extremely offensive. I'm not saying you shouldn't say a word just because I personally don't like it, it's just that we're not sick or broken, or anything like that, which the word "cure" implies.