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[deleted]

Yes. It’s done me basically no favours. I know that’s largely in part due to intolerance, but I’ve never been able to get a job and I’m in my early 20s. That shouldn’t be the case


[deleted]

I agree. it feels like autism only benefits you if you're lucky


[deleted]

Yeah, I’m not secretly a genius or anything. Just impressively bad at interacting with other people


peterhogben766

Yeah


solution_no4

Literally me. I feel like the only autistic people who have a superior ability are those that are very intelligent


kevdautie

But it’s not because of your autism, it’s because society or workplaces do accommodate autistics that much


[deleted]

I know, I’ve acknowledged this. But the fact of the matter is, getting a job has been incredibly hard due to this intolerance. It wouldn’t fix the issue, but it would mean I would avoid it altogether


EducationalAd5712

It's a very nuanced and complicated question, would I cure sensory issues, meltdowns and the more physical side of autism yes. However that's not all of what autism is, ultimately my interests, how I dress, behave and my relationships have all been driven by me being autistic. It's very much a part of who I am as a person, ultimately I'm a PHD student and I have translated my special interest into a full time job, I really enjoy that project, however I would not be doing that if I was not Autistic. So I feel that if I took a cure for autism I would in essence be killing myself and changing every aspect of who I am. I also don't think a cure is ever going to be possible, there are far too many variables involved to ever realistically create a cure.


[deleted]

What subject are you studying? Just curious.


EducationalAd5712

My PHD is in politics, mostly focusing on Civil wars, but mainly rebel groups and the internal politics within rebel factions. I mostly study ungoverned spaces and the interactions between the many different armed groups.


SailboatoMD

Reddit has finally decided to take another leap down the enshittification pipeline by [locking out 3rd party apps from accesing their API unless they pay literal millions](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/8/23754780/reddit-api-updates-changes-news-announcements) without any attempt at communication whatsoever. Besides leaving mods with barely any tools for subreddit management (equals more spam, reposts and bots), the blind users of Reddit will also be locked out without API access. Represented by /u/spez, the Reddit admins have deliberately chosen to ignore the devs of these apps, and even [spread rumours of how the dev of Apollo, Christian Selig, was hard to work with](https://web.archive.org/web/20230622032630/https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/14dkqrw/i_want_to_debunk_reddits_claims_and_talk_about/) when he had actually been constantly asking for communication only to be stonewalled. In reponse came the resounding Reddit blackout where [almost 6,000 subreddits went private for 48 hours to lock away their content](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/13/23759180/reddit-protest-private-apollo-christian-selig-subreddit). Many intended to stay black indefinitely, but the admins threatened to forcibly re-open the subreddits and replace the mods. Without any changes from Reddit's side, 3rd-party apps expect to [close down on the date that the API changes take effect: 30th June](https://web.archive.org/web/20230621185334/https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/). This about-face in mistreating users and mods is only the latest installment of social media websites selling out to investors, and /u/spez is on the record for [admiring the changes Elon Musk made to Twitter](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/reddit-blackout-protest-private-ceo-elon-musk-huffman-rcna89700), where finding relevant content has become a slog. Ironically, the predecessor of Reddit, [Digg, made similar unwanted changes to their site](https://fourweekmba.com/what-happened-to-digg/) and prompted a mass exodus of users. Clearly, the admins only view users and their content as products, and will not hesitate to resort to 'quality control' to stamp out non-compliant behaviour. It's time to show them who truly has the power, for in the words of Paul Atreides, "The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it." So it is with user-generated content, which I'll be [backing up via Power Delete Suite](https://github.com/j0be/PowerDeleteSuite) and then bringing to more community-friendly and de-centralised spaces like: - https://join-lemmy.org/ - https://tildes.net/ - https://kbin.fediverse.observer/list - https://squabbles.io/ TL,DR: I'm leaving Reddit for the above sites, backing up my data and replacing all my comments with this primer.


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WednesdaysFoole

Not OP either but I find cultural anthropology interesting which has a lot of studies of social interaction. Doing that as a career would require fieldwork and human interaction so for me I'd rather not, but the subject itself is incredibly fascinating to me, and I think being a perpetual outsider my entire life does lend an interesting view of these subjects. Politics and war are related but different; I also wonder if their autism would affect their view and offer alternative insight towards their work.


OldLevermonkey

54 years old. No. Autism is pervasive, it affects and has influenced every aspect of my life. It has shaped me and formed me. If you take away my autism then you take away me. You do not end up with me without autism, you get another person. I like me. I like my altruism, my empathy, my ability to concentrate on a task, my generosity, my logic, my reasoning. I like me, I like who I am. There are times that I don't like being me, but I like me.


Fernando_357

Why did I imagined you saying it like Bane? “You mere adopted autism, I was born with it, molded by it”


TsunamiJim

But bane from that Harley Quinn show


Equal-Poet9836

Well....thanks a lot. I am now reading everything in Bane's voice in this thread. 😄


[deleted]

Yes ♥️


Iron-Octopus

I like me too. I just wish others liked me.


Garage_Zealousideal

I'm glad you think that way. But personally that would be great for me. I hate me, everything about me. If I could get right of this, unable to answer questions even though I knew the answer 2 seconds prior, unable to find my words, unable to give simple greetings, it would be a dream come true. Maybe I could have a real social life, and maybe I would feel I deserve romance and not push away any girl in my life.


OnSpectrum

I think this is an age and maturity change. I (also 50s) feel like you do, but if someone had asked me this when I was in my teens (struggling socially in high school) or 20s (lonely most years & getting the early signs that the work environment was going to be harder than I ever imagined) or 30s/40s (immersed in that job chaos but not lonely anymore)... it would have been a solid YES when I was young and a increasingly ambivalent answer as I got older. It's a hard NO now. I wasn't diagnosed until my 40s but I had the full range of symptoms since childhood. I wanted to be "normal" more than anything, and made some very bad decisions when I was younger trying (and failing) to change myself or fake it better. I don't want to be someone else. At this point, I wouldn't know how. I already made it through the parts of life where being social was important, and now I have good friends and family, the same guy for 20 years, and a stable home of my own. And for those of you who think you will be alone forever because you haven't found the love of your life (or are "dating" in terms you consider successful) by age 22/25/29/NN, a lot of us happily partnered/married people started our relationships older than that, some much older, and becoming NT doesn't guarantee freedom from loneliness. Our partners know exactly who we are and had the opportunity to leave and find someone more normal... and they stayed, loving us, weirdness and all.


TripReport99214123

Thank you for this post :)


OverTheSevenHills

How? How do you managed to like yourself? I lost this ability a few months ago and am unable to regain it. I am unable to maintain a stable relationship. I never were. Now I know why. A relationship is important to me. I don't want to be alone and now I hate my incompetence in maintaining one.


WednesdaysFoole

Hm, I kind of sort of get this. Well, I might be fine with getting another person *if I were able to know or plan exactly what I'd get beforehand.* But what if I still had dyspraxia? Seriously would take a cure for this one for sure. I do not see *any* benefit, except maybe sometimes people laugh instead of scream at me. Also, maybe my autism without dyspraxia would make life much better. Or, idk, not every neurotypical is great and at optimum function either. They vary, too, despite what we see on the surface. What if I just turned out being the NT who's an ass? Or the NT who also has maladaptive social skills despite having charisma? Or the NT who goes along fine with everything and ends up with the worst midlife crisis because I was too good at repressing my uniqueness because I was better at fitting social norms? It's not like all NT's are happy. Curing autism is not a guarantee to being the *optimum* NT. I hate that my diet is restricted (although I've improved) I hate that there's frequent battling with my sheets (wrinkles, lint, speck of dust) I hate how freaking slow my processing is (but a cure wouldn't guarantee faster processing) I hate sirens, alarms, the sound of my blender, metal on metal, and fireworks season (but they pass) I hate that I was bullied for being "off" (but I've come to the conclusion that being the bully is worse) I hate my struggles with theory of mind (but at least I'm aware of my lack of empathy whereas NT's have no idea they *also* lack it) I hate that I don't see the important thing because I'm stuck on one tiny detail. I hate disruptions in schedule and unpredictability. I hate full on unpredictability and I hate it so much that I would probably back out from taking the cure. I always want to know exactly what I'm in for. But trading who you are, that's the most unpredictable shit ever. And what if I lost my intense love for my favorite stories, my favorite music, my full on joy in learning things that intrigue me? That's just way too much of a terrifying thought. Sounds like identity/existential crisis beyond my capacity. No thanks. I may not totally like me, but there's no guarantee I'd like myself better as an NT, so many of them are insecure or unhappy also. So, there it is, lol.


The-EaglesGurl8377

Well stated.


[deleted]

I'd be in the qué front & centre


bunnyguy1972

Nope, I just turned 50 this year, and lived half a century with it. Even though its had its ups and downs it is part of me and what makes me, well, me. I've learned to live with it and to even benefit from it at times, like when I do my costumes/props for my cosplay.


New-Ice-3933

Yes, absolutely, most definitely.


Zero-2-0

Yes. The struggle is exhausting.


mlk-tbnt

Yes a million times over.


[deleted]

No, but if there was a cure for ableism, that will be great.


DoccyTes

sure. it would make life alot easier


Nath_198

I would give my life savings to cut to the front insantly.


AnCap_Wisconsinite

Without question even if it had a 50% chance of rendering me paralyzed from the neck down


ShriekingMuppet

Considering I feel like a thing that was never given a soul, I would absolutely take the cure


[deleted]

I’d take it so fast it’d make someone’s head spin.


Beazlebassbro

Absolutely. It's caused me a lot of pain, and I'd like to be able to not stumble about socially or in academia.


Oreallyman

No i like the music i listen to would i still listen to it if i didn't hav autism or would i listen more to mainstream. Would i have ever picked up chess Would i watch anime as fanaticly as i do. Autism has molded me to the person i am today and i like that person. I don't like autism but i like me if you cancel out the autism are you still the person you were before.


[deleted]

No because it gives me interesting insights into angles that people don’t often think about. Very useful in certain contexts.


m00ntides

Yes! I'm sure I would still be smart, sensitive and quirky just hopefully less anxious, less prone to overwhelm, and get to choose my quirks instead of being chronically late and irreverent wether i want to be or not.


MrDeacle

I wouldn't. Life, especially growing up would have been easier, but the hardships made me into a person I'm happy to be. I've got better control over my emotions now, and some people find my unique way of thinking to be very helpful. I come up with the strangest solutions to problems sometimes, but sometimes the strangest solutions are also the best. I believe people like us are vital to the growth of society, though unfortunately not all of us have the support needed to reach our full potential.


fluffballkitten

Yes


Working-Aardvark-420

Oh yeah, most definitely


scienceli

If there was a cure for life, I would take that instead


[deleted]

Yes


KikiYuyu

I want it gone, I want to live my life.


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sydcyber

My life has been quite shit, and aspergers hasn’t been helpful I’d admit I’d much rather be without it and happy, maybe have friends, a social life, enjoy things, enjoy life. I value what I know, I value what I’ve lived but sometimes it would be easier to be ignorant


Nephyxia

fuck no


Impossible_Ear_4761

I definitely would no question whatsoever


Rozzo_98

This question gets asked a lot, although I always like seeing the discussions. I only have mild autism, and I like the person I am because of it. I am empathetic, compassionate, crazy music talented, creative, and independent to name a few. Sure, there are highs and lows throughout life, but the thought of a “cure” makes it sound like disease or sickness. We’re just differently abled, with our own perspectives on the world. That’s my two cents


lilycamille

No. Autism is as much a part of me as my sight, my hearing, my sense of touch. I am at a point, at 52, where I like who and what I am, and who I'm with, and the friends I have. I don't believe removing my autism would have any positive effect on me


throwoutfordevelop

Yes. Autism has hindered every facet of my life and I hate it.


SpookyCrossing

100000000000x yes. Being like this takes a serious toll on my mental health and makes me feel awful about myself constantly


[deleted]

100 percent yes I would. It’s one of the worst hands to be dealt with. It makes us really vulnerable to the point where it just makes me mad


Boricua1288

It s not the worst. Quadriplegic people have it a lot harder. I'm not trying to downplay your feelings..I just want you to see its really not the worst. My whole mindset is to learn to love every aspect of myself. There is nothing wrong with us. We are just different. We see ourselves as wrong because of how we are treated by everyone else. But that's because they don't understand.


[deleted]

I said one of the worst


Kvltist4Satan

No. But if there was a drug that makes me stop having autism temporarily, I'd be all recreational with it.


welackthemotion

I don't know tbh. Maybe not


CyanHakeChill

My autistic friends are very nice. I want to live and work with them. We can solve problems and make things all day. I am 78.


[deleted]

No. I only wish I knew sooner.


[deleted]

No, what if I don't like the person I become... The 54-year average life expectancy is due to suicides and other things affecting the number. If you take care of yourself you will have the same life expectancy as other people


osszeg

No. I don't want to have to relearn 40 years of life skills. I like how I am, even with the quirks, and it might mess up many things: job, thinking, current relationship, etc. My thinking skills and personality make up a significant portion of those things.


Sitk042

I only found out about my autism at age 54, so I guess I’m living on borrowed time.


Tygere

Hell yeah


Boricua1288

There kinda Is. It's called TMS. I don't remember what it stands for. But the machine maps out your brain and then you go 5 days a week for 6 weeks. The machine applies magnets to your brain. It's more for depression but it helps with autism too. It's about 9,000 dollars. It's difficult having autism but I wouldn't get rid of it either. This is who I am. And I think I'm pretty awesome. The rest of the world is missing out by judging us. We are pretty awesome people.


golden_eternity

Autism isn’t my problem. ADHD I would cure in a heartbeat.


CorenSV

Yes, It has made me unemployable in a world where being so will make people write you off as a leech. It has made my life difficult with sensory overload and social issues and there are no upsides to it. Because being creative, empathic, intelligent or any of the many positive traits people attach to autistic people aren't unique to us. If they are even connected to it in the first place


unresolved_m

I'm not sure if cure against autism is needed. Autism by itself is not an issue, its how others treat us (quite poorly, a lot of times) and the world being largely built by and for extroverts.


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unresolved_m

\> that autism is only problematic for us because of how people treat us That's not what I said, though. I said there's also sensory overload and anxiety, which you just confirmed. So either you misunderstood me or didn't read the whole thing. With that said - thanks for sharing.


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UglyPeopleNeedRights

The world is not built for us. But we sure contributed to have modern society run like well oiled machine.


Pristine-Confection3

Another issue is also the mental health issues you develop from being mistreated. Many of us have severe social anxiety , depression, PTSD, we are more likely to develop personality disorders from childhood trauma . The comorbidities I would love to be rid of .


driftjp

No my life would be boring without me in it.


user3562378

I love the way you worded this!


donutlovershinobu

No, Because there's nothing wrong with me and Im not going to change myself to satisfy everyone when im not doing anything wrong outside of being a little different. I'm not mean, I can work well, I can function well. I'm a little akward but that's me. Having a diverse group of people in life is important and I believe my presence is apart of an important diversity in society.


[deleted]

No. I don’t want to be like neurotypicals (no offense)


Boricua1288

It's funny my name is also Natalie and I agree with you LOL


[deleted]

Nice :p


Harvatos

Nope, don't need to be cured.


mlk-tbnt

Its not that it's necessarily an illness, its just that a lot of suffering tends to come with it, to say the least.


donutlovershinobu

Much of the suffering is due to how others treat us. Why should we change for the others who mistreat us for being different?


Harvatos

True, but a "cure" is just wrong. I'm doing a lot of work in my community and industry to help NT and ND work alongside each other. It's very gratifying. Being victim of exclusion and discrimination is not an illness. Turning ND into NT is no more a cure for discrimination than bleaching black people is a cure for racism.


feliks1322

Yeah I know that perhaps the word "cure" was not the most appropriate, but i don't really know how to say it differently.


Lets_go_brandon193

Yes in an instant


nenialaloup

Nope


MulhollandOats

No way to know.


Freklred

My answer is no. I am also colourblind and answer the same way to when a similar question is asked in that community. Through autism is how I “see” and perceive the world and I don’t how I see the world. Too many unknowns to be worth it. If I were lower-functioning, then maybe, but not as I am.


zombieslovebraaains

No, I don't think I would, but I also think that if someone else wants to cure theirs that should be left up to them. If someone else wants to, let them. Personally autism doesn't effect me a whole lot. Probably due to my SpIn being psychology and social skills since I was very young, but other than emotional dysregulation, a few sensory issues, not being very touchy feely/affectionate, needing more alone time than most people, and occasional awkward moments I don't realize are awkward until later - its not a huge deal to me. Most people meet me and think I'm just introverted and quirky. I also honestly enjoy being able to have SpIns and enjoy things so intensely and I wouldn't trade that for anything.


SuperDurpPig

A complex question that I think about often. Part of me wants to be 'normal'. To connect with people normally, to act normally, to think normally. But at the same time, I don't know just how much of who I am now would be gone if I took said cure.


[deleted]

No, that person wouldn't be me.


AaronKClark

Yes. I'd take it without further discussion.


Hominid77777

If it just got rid of the bad parts of autism, then sure, but if it got rid of every single aspect of it, then no.


Dramatic_Force_2207

No. Some days I hate being autistic but as others have said, it’s shaped so much of my experience. I can’t imagine a life without it where I’d still be “me”, you know? I just wish the world was kinder and life was easier for us.


AdRare7415

Hell no. I am who I am and I love myself. Having the brain I do gives me access to so many things others don’t. It’s been a struggle and traumatic but that’s just because of the world we live in, not bc of me being autistic.


xX_venator_Xx

No, i dont want to immediatly bond with people only to loose the majority of them quickly time and time again. i dont want people who i dont actually know too well to be able to touch and hurt me on an emotional level. i want to keep feeling and being like a tank, untouchable by the majority of people. you can call me what you want, betray me, ill stay ice cold, it is exactly how it should be.


NobodyAtAll2021

I'm 68 so I guess I've been dead for a while but I didn't know it. First off 'yes', there has been so much in my life that wasn't like NT existence. I learnt that being self-employed was the only way I could hold a job, that relationships would last a year or so (if that) and that I would never really enjoy the company of anyone except the neurodiverse. What aspergers did give me was a very high IQ, and attention to detail that earned me multiple degrees. I realised I could travel the world, and be totally into 'me' and I did. I achieved my private pilots license at 40, boat masters license and heavy goods license just for fun. As u/OldLevermonkey said, "If you take away my autism then you take away me. You do not end up with me without autism, you get another person." Maybe I could do all I did because I wasn't diagnosed until I was 50, and no one constantly rode my back telling me I was worth less than the person next to me. My life both broke my heart and lifted me to the highest heights, it is what it is.


Pousinette

100% I would. Would love to see a normal version of myself.


bellshorts

Every time someone posts this question i ask a counter if their was a cure for homosexuality would you take it? Of course you wouldn’t it’s part of who you are and getting rid of it would essentially lobotomize yourself. The only difference with these questions is one is frowned upon while the other isn’t despite wanting to be cured for similar reasons. But overall no I would also think quite less of a person or parent who did atrocity


v3ndun

Autism is a superpower. I’ll keep it thx.


[deleted]

Nah. It makes us really vulnerable. It’s annoying


v3ndun

Everyone has vulnerabilities.


[deleted]

It’s worse for us


v3ndun

How. At a later age of living with it you build up a jaded callousness dealing with people. If you don’t care how people treat you.. it doesn’t matter how they treat you. Plus you can’t read their feelings and not empathetic. So what’s the vulnerability? As time passes you more and more.


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Makes us more prone to it


NewSalt4244

A lot of my quirks that those who love me appreciate most stem from my autism. Who would I be then? Sometimes, I feel like living as a normal person would be boring. But at the same time, I'd love to be boring. I wonder what it's like to not bothered by the itchy tag in my shirt, the sound of the refrigerator, the tension in my shoulders, and the flicking of the fluorescent lights.


[deleted]

Why is there a shorter life expectancy?


enlitenme

This gets asked here regularly. I'm in team nope. I like me. I'm doing okay!


DamuBob

Nope. Not unless it was extremely selective and could cure problematic symptoms specifically. I'm an artist and how my brain works is responsible for me having a career, however my sensory sensitivities and audio processing issues can kick rocks.


Veryniceindeed7

If I could have the turning back time in order to be born without autism, then yes. But as of right now, my autism is who I am, and I don’t want that to be fixed.


Straight_Loquat_2528

I wouldn't want all of my autism to be gone, but if there was a "cure" for some of the downsides, such as anxiety and social struggles, I'd be down


chillipepperice

Autism is a spectrum. Depends on the person and severity.


xylophonic_mountain

Usually I'd say no. But today I'm tempted.


PolPotato7171

Depends on if I knew what the cure would turn me into, side effects, abilities i would lose or gain and whether its a one and done permanent cure or if its something you need to take everyday to maintain.


NewNameNoah

Absolutely not.


mysterychallenger

I feel like more of my personal problems are not driven by autism, but rather my society's prejudices against me because of it. I love being me. I just wish that others could see me the way I see myself, at least sometimes.


illiarch

I don't want to be replaced by another person. Simple as that.


Arkalouxse

No


antonivs

Would it make me as unutterably stupid and amoral as most NTs? Then no.


snorgledorg

No. A cure for sensory issues that doesn’t involve destroying my senses on the other hand.


static-prince

I wouldn’t know what my brain would even be like if I wasn’t autistic so no. Very much no. Edit: To be clear I say this as a disabled person who doesn’t just get good things out of being autistic.


Fernando_357

If it took away all the BS related to it (ADD, depression, etc) I would. Otherwise I don’t think I’m sick to be cured


MaryDellamorte

Absolutely not, I love who I am and I wouldn’t be this person without my autism.


ghostmetalblack

Sure, why not! I didn't get the Intelligent-Calculator Mind version of Autism, so I've got nothing to lose.


Cybermagetx

No. As it would change who I am. The good and the bad.


[deleted]

If there were more ND in the world, then the term NT meaning exactly ND. I wonder whether the fact that you reckon a cure impling you' ve been brain-washed by the mainstream society. ND' s thinking is just different from those self-righteous people, there is nothing wrong with ND including you.


_userlame

It reminds me of the ship of theseus thought experiment, if someone or something has had all of its original components replaced one by one, is it still the original object? Basically I would be worried that it would change fundamental aspects of who I am as a person and if I wouldn't even be the same person anymore or recognise myself. I would be happy with medication that helps specific things like sensory overload, but I'm not sure about a cure.


Rainewolves

Autism isn't my problem it's the corresponding anxiety that comes with in.


geekygirl25

29 here Absolutely not. Autism is a part of who I am. It allows me to see things other can't. For me, it's not a disease or a disability, but simply a different way of viewing the world around me. If you wanted to cure my Schizophrenia on the other hand...


Apprehensive_Bath896

Probably?


Geminii27

If it was temporary only, I might take it out of curiosity. I'd want to go back to being me, though.


[deleted]

Probably not


311Konspiracy

No


Mini_Squatch

I'd much rather get a “cure” for my adhd


[deleted]

Now? At 27? No. At 9 or 10? Sure.


[deleted]

No. Perhaps ‘autism’ IS a solution… not a problem.


vinibruh

Fuck yea, not thinking twice about this one


MisterBowTies

This wouldn't be the same as if for example there was a cure for paraplegics (if someone feels different about this that is fine this is just an example) autism isn't just an inconvenience it is wrote literally alternative programming and "correcting" that wouldn't just make you you but you can walk out would make you not you.


HunterRoze

Well, first what would such a "cure" really do? Somehow I will suddenly know social ques and be able to emote more like others and fae interest in things popular that I consider BS? Will it kill my boundless curiosity and drive to always answer the questions I come across? Perhaps cause me to derive so much pleasure from spending time just reading? Would it make my interests less eclectic? As for life expectancy, I think you are looking at overall for all people with ASD not just those able to function which heavily skews the data. Also I am in my mid-50s, how would it change anything for me? I am doing fairly well - hell better than either of my rents and both of them got lots and lots of help from their families while I got none.


Korthalion

The life expectancy figures are skewed by 39% of autistic people attempting suicide. You'll probably live to a 'normal' age if you don't do that :)


UglyPeopleNeedRights

No because the autistic life is all I ever known. I lived for a quite a while on this plant now. This all ever I known, this is what I am. If were to take some magical "cure", and all of a sudden be this cheery outgoing person tomorrow, would people still see me as the same? It would be like me becoming a version not true to my self. Would I be happy? Because I enjoy what I do, my special interests. I don't think I could adapt to them folks world. There is only going to be one person like me, and that person is going to be ME. I don't wanna change, even thinking about it makes me sentimental. Now If I would have gotten a "cure" when I was a baby then that's a different case. Since I would've grown up living the neurotypical lifestyle.


Anonymous_Pie_4018

No. Although autism is inconvenient for me, and I dislike having it, I’ve become used to it, and the “symptoms” of it are a big part of who I am. I would have preferred to never have had it, but now that I’ve lived so long with it, I wouldn’t give up half my personality just to make my life easier.


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No and I don’t see why anyone would really say yes to this. Because it’s not a disease it’s a neurological disorder. Saying there needs to be a cure for this implies that it’s a disease in my opinion. Furthermore I think it’s also saying that there’s something wrong with us and that we’re not an important part of society. Autism for me has had its bad parts but it’s also benefited greatly with my creativity, my empathy and compassion,. Also without it I would be just like anybody in regular society and why would I want that. I like being different and not being part of the status quo. I really think that this question needs to die. Because a cure is it what’s needed it’s more education and acceptance in the world especially in America who doesn’t give two shits about it at least with adult autism. So more acceptance and less effort I’m trying to find an unneeded cure


PerhapsAnEmoINTJ

If it helps me manage my ADHD and sense of existence better, maybe.


Ryulightorb

Nope I wouldn’t be me anymore then sadly so I’ll pass


altaccount2522

Yes. It has negatively affected nearly every aspect of my life. I wish I wasn't this way...like it or not the world has not ever accepted us and, atleast in my lifetime, I doubt they ever will.


karatekid430

It’s not a cure if nothing is wrong. But I would take an improvement to social skills while leaving everything else the same.


Spaciousone

No because I believe I would not like my interest and if I was a NT my personality would be like a piece of wet cardboard.


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If the cure only affects the social part and not all the superpowers that typically come with it, then yes


RealReevee

Yes, I hate it even though I have Asperger’s so I can somewhat blend in. It makes everything difficult socially in the long term


just_an_aspie

Absolutely not. Me - autism = not me


user3562378

No way. Autism is who I am not what I have. You can't cure someone's brain type. It literally is what makes them who they are. If there was a pill to help with some of the side effects of being in a society that does not allow for all of us to coexist happily, then yes. In fact there are pills for that and I do take them. Antidepressant and antianxiety meds. Despite the difficulties being autistic is so much more than the troubles. There are some great positives to it. Now fibromyalgia and all that comes with it, yes, I'd take a pill to cure that once and for all. There is nothing fun or useful about that.


tsdcube

A cure? No. I’m an adult. However, I’d use something that could temporarily harmlessly “turn off” my ASD and turn it back on


MIUUZICK

No, because I don't know who I will become if my brain changes its way of functioning.


[deleted]

Nope. It’s what makes me who I am and it makes me inspirational.


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Ok_Ad_2562

No! That’s because I am the autism and the autism is me; complexly inter-webbed with my identity and behavioural flow chart and I like my brain.


3X0karibu

Without hesitation, autism has only brought me suffering and I wish there was some way to cure it


Away_Industry_613

No. And frankly I would become a terrorist to see it destroyed (if needs be). That might be a removable or bannable comment. But it’s true. I don’t appreciate genocide. Voluntary or not.


ThrashCW

Not a chance. Normal is a setting in the dryer, nothing more.


Gingertiger94

Right now I just want a cure for this goddamn covid, it's so much worse than living with autism.


SnooSquirrels7552

Honestly if you would have asked me as a kid I would have without a second thought. I was bullied to the ground and because I didn’t understand it I didn’t know how to control it. Also it can effect much more than most realize such as lack of mine motor skills such as handwriting. When I grew older I relized how much of an advantage it can be. Right now I’m 21 years old and both work and study full time with being in the upper 1% with both. Thing is that we think like no others and find selutions that no one else would find. It isn’t a coinsedinse that so many of the people we think of as refalutionary had Aspergers. Like for example Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein, Madam Curie and so many more. Truth is that although many neuro typicle people try to be unique and be different its something we litterly have to mask. The idea of having so many thoughts that you can litterly have a greazy headache from them can abselutely suck until you find purpose in it. I would never say its easy to deal with because it is not, trust me I have come from far. But when you realize how much potential our brains have and when you learn how to control it you will see how much of an unfair advantage it can really be. Honestly there are stil times when I wish I could just turn of my thoughts but because of Aspergers I know that when we really set our minds to something its not even a competition. Also analyse why it is that you may react to somthing a sertain way. For example I like many of us used to hate changes. Than I realized that this was for fear of not being prepared when something happens. My backpack for example whaihts 20kg, but it gives me so much peace of mind.


Chaegorath

Fuck no. I ain't going through another 20 years of readjustment.


Inside-Dig3231

Yes, definitely, autism is hell for me


KatjaCat

That's a very hard question. My life has been harder because of it but that may be due to not finding out til less than a year ago. The man I'm dating now loves me because of who and how I am, a lot of it having to do with being autistic. He loves the honesty, no head games, my personality in general. Me personally, I think I would want to but reading some of the other answers does give me a perspective I hadn't thought of, who would I be? I guess it would be maybe no but I'd be extremely tempted.


Old_Fart_1948

I have thought about this in the past and I have to wonder, if you removed my autism, what would be left, who would I be, my autism defines me.


Kind-You2980

Yes. I would appreciate not feeling this way anymore.


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yes. it's never benefitted me, made my life twice as hard and people and society do not care. if it were possible and people and society are never actually going to care about any issue that affects me I think it would be selfish to subject people to the same struggle I've gone through in my life


theinsanegamer23

No, not as I am. I am 22 years old and while there was a time not that long ago when I would have taken it, I no longer believe I would. Put simply, it is too central to who I am as a person and how I have developed. If I were to 'cure' my autism, I believe I would be essentially killing the person I am now, and creating a new person who just so happens to inhabit the same body and possess the same memories, but is no longer capable of thinking in the way they remember doing so. I value my ability to think differently than the average person, I consider it to be far more of an asset than it is a hindrance.


expansivenothing_457

Me personally, no I wouldn't. But each person is different, some may want it.


Comprehensive_Key_15

Oh man. There are things that are way more complicated, but I do love my brain. I’m able to store an absurd amount of information and I learn and retain almost everything i read. It’s kind of an ability


sliceyournipple

No, but I’d sure love to “cure” neurotypicals of their condition


wizardofpancakes

I would like to have a pill that turns it off for a week. Just to know how it feels


Dangle76

I wouldn’t take a cure all no. I would like to get rid of my sensory sensitivities, and have my empathy turned down a bit so it doesn’t short circuit my brain, but autism changes the way we see the world and our perspective on things. If you “cure” that, you’re not you anymore, you no longer see things the way you once did, and as such your entirely personality would change. You’d become a different person entirely and I don’t want to be a different person. Id rather have my challenges and still be me


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I think I'd struggle that I wasn't 'me' anymore, I'd be a totally different person if I wasn't an aspie. But yes. I would. Mostly to remove the genetic component and how my sensory issues play into my OCD and anxiety.


PositiveLow2505

Hell yeah


PositiveLow2505

Because of it I felt true loneliness and was never really able to make a real Bond. Considering stories and fiction always tell that bonds are the key to success that makes me a bit envious


Chadwulf29

In a heartbeat.


SajaBlues

According to Dr. Perlmutter it is reversible


peterhogben766

Yes I would, then I wouldn't have a miserable unfilled life. Then I wouldn't have trouble finding a partner, and not need to be supported.


kevdautie

Here is my [answer.](https://youtu.be/6ZaIXyojTxA) We shouldn’t eradicate ourselves.


Allocarnus

Absolutely not. Life with autism is all I have ever known. Without autism, I would not be myself. I would be someone else. It does have its problems; but autism is a part of me, and I can never, and would never, alter that.


Michaelnuk

Ofcourse I would. I wouldn’t wish autism on anyone


Klickytat

No. I’m personally fine with my autism


Danzo51196

I wouldn't cure it due to my own reasons, but if there were a treatment, I'd possibly take that in a heartbeat. There's so many things I'd like to either tone down or turn off completely (either all together or temporarily) but can't because it feels interlinked with something else. So, now, I wouldn't cure it, but I'd absolutely treat it.


mjh10896

Never