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Controversial Topic - if you could spread autism would you?

Peter

So we've been having a debate for some time in this thread if autism could be 'cured' should it be? So never being one to stray from controversy I'll up it a level. If there was a virus, utterly harmless, less dangerous than the common cold but it would cause pregnant mothers to give birth to autistic children. It wouldn't impair their intelligence but there would be a whole new generation where almost everyone was autistic. Would you release such a virus?

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  • personally no, as i sometimes find it really hard being autistic and i wouldn't want to wish that on anyone, however if the whole generation had it then that would be slightly different as everyone would be unique and there wouldn't be as much bullying of autistic people as everyone experienced it.

    would you?

  • in reply to piggy1401

    I would like to think an autistic society would be a more liberal one too. Because autistic people can be so different from each other we know that difference is normal and not to be punished or ground out by the meat mincer of social normal. We're used to offending people accidentally and hopefully that should teach us to develop thick skin and engage with arguments first in a less personal way. Maybe we'd be more willing to let people be them selves and have controversial views before we tried to excommunicate them from society. I'd like to think so. A more open society where debate is valued and people are allowed to play devils advocate with out being pilloried would benefit the world I think.

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  • in reply to piggy1401

    I would like to think an autistic society would be a more liberal one too. Because autistic people can be so different from each other we know that difference is normal and not to be punished or ground out by the meat mincer of social normal. We're used to offending people accidentally and hopefully that should teach us to develop thick skin and engage with arguments first in a less personal way. Maybe we'd be more willing to let people be them selves and have controversial views before we tried to excommunicate them from society. I'd like to think so. A more open society where debate is valued and people are allowed to play devils advocate with out being pilloried would benefit the world I think.

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