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why support cure for 'strong' autism but not for 'weak' autism when there are people of both groups who want,and don't want a cure?
am have asked this so often on here,but why does having strong autism make people automatically assume auties want cures,yet those classed as being high functioning AD or AS have 'too weak' autism to need cure?
Am do not want a cure having never known any different way of life and thinking but would like to weaken and remove some traits,however,other lf/mf auties do want full cures,others don't-there isn't one answer,but there is one common thing shared-the belief from others that auties automatically want cures.
HFAs/aspie autists shouldn't be automatically judged as all having 'weak' autism either-ie,weak enough to not want cures.
Am have met various lf HFAs/aspies through an ld institution,the attached respite centre,and the last residential home am used to live in,these are the places where social stuff is the least of the problems.
This is the problem with seeing all classic autists and all hf ADers/aspies as the same on the cure debate,someone with weaker autism cannot speak for someone with stronger autism,and the same back.
I think you misunderstood what I said. I'm for a hypothetical cure for severe autism such as Rett syndrome or non-verbal autism. In any case, the difference between lower-functioning individuals on the spectrum and higher-function is huge. I've "talked" to non-verbal autistics and other severly autistic people before, and I didn't feel that I had much in common with them.
I'm also for a
partial cure for higher-functioning individuals on the spectrum, but only to cure the poor social skills.
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27 Jan 2008, 9:24 pm
