28 Aug 2025, 12:07 pm
utterly absurd wrote:
When I imagine "myself" without autism here's how it goes. I wouldn't struggle with social interaction. I wouldn't have sensory aversions to certain foods. I would probably enjoy going to loud parties and things. I'd probably drink alcohol. I'd probably enjoy sports 
. I probably wouldn't be queer since NTs are much less likely to be queer. I'd lose my strengths in logical thinking and seeing through the things most people mindlessly believe. I'd lose my special interests and be doomed to not enjoy them anymore. I would no longer make little observations about everyday life that some people enjoy hearing. I'd lose my uniquely autistic sense of humor, and with it the ability to enjoy other people's autistic humor. These things, which you refer to as "s**t", are what makes me who I am. I can't think of a single aspect of my personality that isn't touched by autism. A few of these components might exist in an NT brain, but add all of them--the combination that defines me--and you get a very autistic brain.
By contrast, your genitals have zero effect on your personality, which makes your attempt at analogy about the least convincing one I can imagine.
I'm not saying it's wrong to want to become someone else (although I do hope you can one day learn to accept yourself), but I think you're conflating the aspects of autism you don't like--and we all have aspects of it we don't like--with the full picture that forms the blueprint for your personality. Yeah, of course there are some things like social anxiety and sensory sensitivities that I'd like to get rid of because they aren't really an integral part of who I am, and they're really annoying. But autism is such a complex and multifaceted condition that to get rid of it would essentially be getting rid of your entire personality.
. I probably wouldn't be queer since NTs are much less likely to be queer. I'd lose my strengths in logical thinking and seeing through the things most people mindlessly believe. I'd lose my special interests and be doomed to not enjoy them anymore. I would no longer make little observations about everyday life that some people enjoy hearing. I'd lose my uniquely autistic sense of humor, and with it the ability to enjoy other people's autistic humor. These things, which you refer to as "s**t", are what makes me who I am. I can't think of a single aspect of my personality that isn't touched by autism. A few of these components might exist in an NT brain, but add all of them--the combination that defines me--and you get a very autistic brain.By contrast, your genitals have zero effect on your personality, which makes your attempt at analogy about the least convincing one I can imagine.
I'm not saying it's wrong to want to become someone else (although I do hope you can one day learn to accept yourself), but I think you're conflating the aspects of autism you don't like--and we all have aspects of it we don't like--with the full picture that forms the blueprint for your personality. Yeah, of course there are some things like social anxiety and sensory sensitivities that I'd like to get rid of because they aren't really an integral part of who I am, and they're really annoying. But autism is such a complex and multifaceted condition that to get rid of it would essentially be getting rid of your entire personality.
It maybe Utterly Absurd. But must admit, that I would have to agree with every aspect of this above post.
"I Gotta be Me " and all the things that cause me to be me. Love these insights
28 Aug 2025, 1:08 pm
28 Aug 2025, 4:45 pm
04 Sep 2025, 8:36 am
utterly absurd wrote:
When I imagine "myself" without autism here's how it goes. I wouldn't struggle with social interaction. I wouldn't have sensory aversions to certain foods. I would probably enjoy going to loud parties and things. I'd probably drink alcohol. I'd probably enjoy sports . I probably wouldn't be queer since NTs are much less likely to be queer. I'd lose my strengths in logical thinking and seeing through the things most people mindlessly believe. I'd lose my special interests and be doomed to not enjoy them anymore. I would no longer make little observations about everyday life that some people enjoy hearing. I'd lose my uniquely autistic sense of humor, and with it the ability to enjoy other people's autistic humor. These things, which you refer to as "s**t", are what makes me who I am. I can't think of a single aspect of my personality that isn't touched by autism. A few of these components might exist in an NT brain, but add all of them--the combination that defines me--and you get a very autistic brain.
By contrast, your genitals have zero effect on your personality, which makes your attempt at analogy about the least convincing one I can imagine.
I'm not saying it's wrong to want to become someone else (although I do hope you can one day learn to accept yourself), but I think you're conflating the aspects of autism you don't like--and we all have aspects of it we don't like--with the full picture that forms the blueprint for your personality. Yeah, of course there are some things like social anxiety and sensory sensitivities that I'd like to get rid of because they aren't really an integral part of who I am, and they're really annoying. But autism is such a complex and multifaceted condition that to get rid of it would essentially be getting rid of your entire personality.
. I probably wouldn't be queer since NTs are much less likely to be queer. I'd lose my strengths in logical thinking and seeing through the things most people mindlessly believe. I'd lose my special interests and be doomed to not enjoy them anymore. I would no longer make little observations about everyday life that some people enjoy hearing. I'd lose my uniquely autistic sense of humor, and with it the ability to enjoy other people's autistic humor. These things, which you refer to as "s**t", are what makes me who I am. I can't think of a single aspect of my personality that isn't touched by autism. A few of these components might exist in an NT brain, but add all of them--the combination that defines me--and you get a very autistic brain.By contrast, your genitals have zero effect on your personality, which makes your attempt at analogy about the least convincing one I can imagine.
I'm not saying it's wrong to want to become someone else (although I do hope you can one day learn to accept yourself), but I think you're conflating the aspects of autism you don't like--and we all have aspects of it we don't like--with the full picture that forms the blueprint for your personality. Yeah, of course there are some things like social anxiety and sensory sensitivities that I'd like to get rid of because they aren't really an integral part of who I am, and they're really annoying. But autism is such a complex and multifaceted condition that to get rid of it would essentially be getting rid of your entire personality.
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09 Sep 2025, 10:43 am
