"Curing" my ASD would change who I am. I've spent 50+ years trying various ways to cope with being an embodiment of the metaphorical "square peg in a round hole", and only the last 3 or 4 years understanding why this was necessary. In this process, I've built up all kinds of coping mechanisms and operant routines to enable me to interact with people who not only have different values than I, but who seem to consider my values either "cute", "weird", or "comedic".
If my ASD were "cured", all of the social cues that I've missed would suddenly flood my mind I'd suddenly be aware of come-ons and threats that I'd never noticed before, and I'd have to respond correctly to gain and maintain the status as an Alpha Male. I'd lose the intellectual "edge" of being able to focus solely on one task for hours at a time and solve any problems that the task presents; instead, I might actually start caring about who is winning on American Idol and X-Factor, and engage in mindless conversations over which judge has better hair. I'd have to stop watching the SyFy channel and start watching ESPN instead! I'd have to trade in my Prius hybrid for a Ram truck, and have fun running people off the road and taking up three parking spaces at the mall ... ohmigawd ... I'd actually enjoy crowded, noisy, smelly places like malls and theaters!
NO!! ! I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT PERSON!! ! I HATE PEOPLE LIKE THAT!! ! NO!! ! NO!! ! NO!! ! BAD CURE!! ! BAD CURE!! !
Thank you.
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