if there was a cure......would you take it?
Thats something to think about.... we have to look at the pros and cons in this senerio
Cons:
* my IQ would shrink 10 points
* my vocabulary will shorten
* my eyesight will be less direct so i will no longer see only details
* my interest for Sonic and my three pets will shorten
* pros and cons listing wont be as fun
* i wouldn't think as much as i do now
* i will no longer have the desire to construct a schedule
* organization wont be essential to me
* i wont have a passion for things as strongly as i do now
* my ability to visualize everything i think about will disappear
* friends and a social life will be a priority instead of a nuisance(which it is now)
Pros:
* i will no longer stick out in a crowd
* i will start to enjoy people more
* i would no longer fall over as often
* i would be aware of myself more
* i could tell if someone is bored or weirded out by me
* lights,smells,tastes and sounds will not be as intense
* my mind will be more open
* my math skills will improve
* conversations will no longer be silent and awkward
* i could win my friends back
* hygiene will be more essential to me
* i could be in a strong relationship ( i know i can now, but its exaughsting)
* my attention span will be longer
* i can achieve goals more easily
* emotions will be less intense
* smiling will be natural instead of a sport
im suffering now, the desire to be included is growing, but... the more i think about the life of a Neurotypical, it seems shallow, cold and unforgiving, i feel relieved knowing i can look at it from the outside, which is what i've been doing my entire life, looking on the outside and trying to break in. Its really saying something if i were not to cure myself, Its either i love myself too much to change myself, or im clinging onto my neurological developmental disorder. i dont think i would be able to deciede
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Cons:
* my IQ would shrink 10 points
* my vocabulary will shorten
* my eyesight will be less direct so i will no longer see only details
* my interest for Sonic and my three pets will shorten
* pros and cons listing wont be as fun
* i wouldn't think as much as i do now
* i will no longer have the desire to construct a schedule
* organization wont be essential to me
* i wont have a passion for things as strongly as i do now
* my ability to visualize everything i think about will disappear
* friends and a social life will be a priority instead of a nuisance(which it is now)
Pros:
* i will no longer stick out in a crowd
* i will start to enjoy people more
* i would no longer fall over as often
* i would be aware of myself more
* i could tell if someone is bored or weirded out by me
* lights,smells,tastes and sounds will not be as intense
* my mind will be more open
* my math skills will improve
* conversations will no longer be silent and awkward
* i could win my friends back
* hygiene will be more essential to me
* i could be in a strong relationship ( i know i can now, but its exaughsting)
* my attention span will be longer
* i can achieve goals more easily
* emotions will be less intense
* smiling will be natural instead of a sport
How can you know that any of those things would happen or what kind of cure it would be?
Also, isn't it a little bit too early to start another cure related thread? The death of the last one is still pretty recent. Why not bump the old one?
Who knows how much you may lose by taking a "cure" of some sort.
I would think I would lose quite a few quirks that I have, that I HATE. But also it may make me so much easier to deal with the world, I mean now as it is, I have such a distaste for life and the world that it's hard to deal with, who knows, if I wasn't an aspie, it might not have that effect. I always have thought as my AS as a sort of that it has taken "blinders" off of my eyes and I see certain things easier, but then again, that may just be a pessimist thing. It is a interesting question, but I think if I had a choice, all things considered, I think that if I did, I would just be another sheep, so I guess it would be a 'no' for me.
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Cons:
* my IQ would shrink 10 points
* my vocabulary will shorten
* my eyesight will be less direct so i will no longer see only details
* my interest for Sonic and my three pets will shorten
* pros and cons listing wont be as fun
* i wouldn't think as much as i do now
* i will no longer have the desire to construct a schedule
* organization wont be essential to me
* i wont have a passion for things as strongly as i do now
* my ability to visualize everything i think about will disappear
* friends and a social life will be a priority instead of a nuisance(which it is now)
Pros:
* i will no longer stick out in a crowd
* i will start to enjoy people more
* i would no longer fall over as often
* i would be aware of myself more
* i could tell if someone is bored or weirded out by me
* lights,smells,tastes and sounds will not be as intense
* my mind will be more open
* my math skills will improve
* conversations will no longer be silent and awkward
* i could win my friends back
* hygiene will be more essential to me
* i could be in a strong relationship ( i know i can now, but its exaughsting)
* my attention span will be longer
* i can achieve goals more easily
* emotions will be less intense
* smiling will be natural instead of a sport
How can you know that any of those things would happen or what kind of cure it would be?
Also, isn't it a little bit too early to start another cure related thread? The death of the last one is still pretty recent. Why not bump the old one?
Its a cure that would make you into a NT and i didnt get to write a Cure forum yet,
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Cons:
* my IQ would shrink 10 points
* my vocabulary will shorten
* my eyesight will be less direct so i will no longer see only details
* my interest for Sonic and my three pets will shorten
* pros and cons listing wont be as fun
* i wouldn't think as much as i do now
* i will no longer have the desire to construct a schedule
* organization wont be essential to me
* i wont have a passion for things as strongly as i do now
* my ability to visualize everything i think about will disappear
* friends and a social life will be a priority instead of a nuisance(which it is now)
Pros:
* i will no longer stick out in a crowd
* i will start to enjoy people more
* i would no longer fall over as often
* i would be aware of myself more
* i could tell if someone is bored or weirded out by me
* lights,smells,tastes and sounds will not be as intense
* my mind will be more open
* my math skills will improve
* conversations will no longer be silent and awkward
* i could win my friends back
* hygiene will be more essential to me
* i could be in a strong relationship ( i know i can now, but its exaughsting)
* my attention span will be longer
* i can achieve goals more easily
* emotions will be less intense
* smiling will be natural instead of a sport
im suffering now, the desire to be included is growing, but... the more i think about the life of a Neurotypical, it seems shallow, cold and unforgiving, i feel relieved knowing i can look at it from the outside, which is what i've been doing my entire life, looking on the outside and trying to break in. Its really saying something if i were not to cure myself, Its either i love myself too much to change myself, or im clinging onto my neurological developmental disorder. i dont think i would be able to deciede
I bet most of your cons would not actually come true. Realistically, the most likely form of a future cure would simply be a stem cell injection that repairs gaps in the white matter. Since low processing speed is a hallmark of the autism spectrum, your IQ would probably go up, not down, when these repairs were complete. It's doubtful that anything fundamental would change about you, except you'd have an easier time socializing and fewer sensory issues. Your desire (or lack) to do so and your interests would probably not change.
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after giving it some thought, I've decided that i would absolutely not "cure" my Aspergers. Its true I'm going through a lot of sadness, but i shouldn't blame it on my aspergers, i should blame it on me. I shouldn't rely on people to make me happy, i have to make myself happy, saying "i have no friends because I'm autistic" is just living off excuses so i can sit and mope about not having any friends. The truth is i don't want friends anymore, i just want to be by my self because doing the things i do makes me happy, and if someone doesn't like it, they can go f*ck themselves, i don't need to socialize to be human. Besides, I've had aspergers all my life, so this is the person i grew up to be, and yes sir, i like it.
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