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If an ASD cure was made would you use it?

Berlusconi

As the title says.

Yes I would!!! I just want to be normal and accepted in the world. Being ASD is tiring and not a lot of fun half the time. My time at school was awful from the start to end because I was singled out for being different, no one wanted to know me because of that difference and it's kind of like it in adulthood as well. I would give anything to change the way I am.

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  • I'm sorry to hear you feel that way. I have no idea how old you are but one thing I would say that may be of comfort is that the older you get the more at peace you become with your autistic self and the more accepting you become of yourself which is a big part of the battle.

    Personally, if there was a magic cure for autism I would not even consider taking it. I love my autistic self. Yes it causes me a lot of destress and stress at times but without it I wouldn't be me and see the world in the unique way I do. Sometimes I feel like NT people are all wandering around under the influence of something that I am not under if that makes sense. I can see through things they can't and I love that

    I am always reminded of the singer Robbie Williams who suffers from bipolar. He was once asked whether he would want his condition cured. He said "no because if I didn't have this I wouldn't be able to write the songs I do"

    I think every autistic person has their own unique song and without our autism we wouldn't be able to sing it

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  • I'm sorry to hear you feel that way. I have no idea how old you are but one thing I would say that may be of comfort is that the older you get the more at peace you become with your autistic self and the more accepting you become of yourself which is a big part of the battle.

    Personally, if there was a magic cure for autism I would not even consider taking it. I love my autistic self. Yes it causes me a lot of destress and stress at times but without it I wouldn't be me and see the world in the unique way I do. Sometimes I feel like NT people are all wandering around under the influence of something that I am not under if that makes sense. I can see through things they can't and I love that

    I am always reminded of the singer Robbie Williams who suffers from bipolar. He was once asked whether he would want his condition cured. He said "no because if I didn't have this I wouldn't be able to write the songs I do"

    I think every autistic person has their own unique song and without our autism we wouldn't be able to sing it

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