Should we encourage more people with Aspergers to join......

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Should we encourage more people with Aspergers to join the neuroscience community? There is one particular one I would like to be brought to attention and that is the erasure of bad memories. Steve Ramirez a brilliant scientist who managed to erase a memory from a mouse using optogenetics, is established in Massechussets Institute of Technology. This topic is not explored enough by the right people which includes people with autism. I feel our extreme focus would be able to get more achieved in a shorter amount of time and progress this research. I have autism myself. There is also a program called Memory Hackers. Would any of you fellow Aspie interested in neuroscience consider joining this type of research to better the progress? Many people would benefit. This is true for all areas of science. I know for sure I would. Peace out.

I personally am against the idea of erasing memories, even just a little bit in regards to myself. I rather keep my negative memories despite how much it hurts me to remember them. I already have a fear of losing my memories and getting Alzheimer's so I would personally refuse to join a neuroscience community on that matter. It's a really touchy subject.

But if you want to promote something like that then I would suggest doing it properly in a way that does not force/pressure someone into doing it. Not everyone is comfortable with being made into a science project and not everyone is comfortable with getting their memories whether it be good or bad wiped out of existence. If some people say no, then respect their decision.

As the slogan says “Nothing about us, without us”