Cure for Autism? What the big deal?

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I don't have a problem with the cure because there are some people out there who have bad autism because they can't talk or take care of themselves or be able to live a normal life. I am talking about full blown autism and severe autism. I wouldn't want to live like that. If a cure does ever happen, I think it should be our choice to take it or not.
There are things I like to get rid of about myself but I don't know if I would want to cure the condition out of me. I mostly say 'no' to it about myself and sometimes I am not sure.

Honestly, if a cure is made, I won't be using it. "Cures" to these kind of things never make you completely normal. Like ritalin. Alot of kids with ADHD/ADD who are forced to take that crap end up being zombified when they are on the drug. That's what I seem to notice anyway. They tried to make me take ritalin but my parents gave them a big "no".

I may have social issues, I may have my quirks, but I like who I am. No cure for me.

If a cure was made, do you honestly think that people would get to decide if they wanted to take it or not?
If Asperger's was diagnosed early in a childs life, would the parents not (with the best intentions sure) not force the cure on their child?
I am very much against changing the way you think or feel by way of medicin. I believe that if you are unhappy with the person you are, you have the power to change it by determination and willpower. It should be a slow steady change, not a cataclysmic event.

If a grown up wants to take the cure for himself, then I say let him, but I doubt that many of us will be given the choice. Not all countries are as understanding as America or Denmark.

Well, I can't decide yet if I want to cure myself. I do want to be with someone, and yet I don't want to. I wanted to know what I've got from AS. I know it's not intelligence. I'm not smart if I have a 96 I.Q.(According to psychoanalyst intelligence test.) So i want to know what else I got. I know nothing about myself. A part of me wants a cure next part of me doesn't. I won't say stupid random things and be 'weird'. I read books all the time on how to make friends, but it's not working. Because I realize that AS is in the way. I'm not saying wether or not I WANT a cure. I'm just very unsure.

I have mixed feelings about a cure. On one hand, I would really like to have normal life, go out and meet people and know how to converse with them, maybe have a family. On the other hand, I kind of like being different. I've been this way for almost 27 years now and I've sort of grown used to it. I think if there is a cure found it should not be forced upon us. We should have the right to take the cure or not take it if we so chose.

it depends what's being cured.

my son's got 1, 2 max, years of innocent happiness left before he gets to the age where he'll most likely be torn to pieces by bullies.

Because of the risks, I'm not going anywhere near the usual ADHD drugs even though they could probably help him a bit. But if something were available that would help him focus and thereby understand social norms better, I'd have to seriously consider it for him.

I don't want him to end up bitterly hating NTs because they'll do what most all kids that age do, pick on those who are easiest to victimize.

At this age, even if "cured", I'd still be weird. I didn't spend a lifetime learning to socialize, and I imagine it would be a bit like tackling a new language at this stage of life. I didn't spend a lifetime caring about being a "people person", and I doubt it would come to me with a cure, or that I'd suddenly care. I'd still have all my interests- God forbid I lose them!- and I'd still be a perfectionist, because I know I can be. Maybe some things would be easier, maybe I'd be able to drive, maybe I'd be able to sleep, maybe I'd be able to hug my family. But I'd still be a nerd, socially awkward, and conditioned to the lifestyle I've always lived. So it's a bit late in the game for a cure for me, I think. I'll just keep on keepin' on like I've always done.

As for autistic children and future generations... maybe with the autistic "awareness" that's been going on and people like us on the forum acting as support systems and being here to talk Aspie-to-Aspie, they will grow up with treatments and understanding that we who are older and/or grew up undiagnosed could have never imagined. Let us hope they do. Maybe acceptance of neurodiversity is the cure. Who knows?

I don't think there's going to be a cure. The most we can do is make low functioning autistics high functioning.
Personally, I'd go batshit if I became an NT. The only reason why I haven't grabbed a gun and shot myself or/and others is cause I don't have such a desire to engage with others.