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CEASE Therapy

drewmunn

I was recently followed on Twitter by a company called CEASE Therapy. Having looked at what they do, and what they stand for, I decided to write them an open letter. In short, CEASE Therapy claims to cure autism using homeopathic treatments. Now, I'm neither a believer in homeopathy, nor in curing autism, so I wrote this letter to vent my frustration at such claims, and to see if they would explain themselves. Much to my surprise, they replied. They didn't say much, beyond the fact they don't share my belief that autism can't be cured.

I'm also interested in what people here have to say about their claims; do you believe autism is something that can be cured? Do you think it's something that should be cured? I think of it very much like race, gender, or sexuality; it's part of a person, not a disease or illness. In fact, I think autism can bring about greatness. I agree that it's not nice seeing people struggle with everyday life, but do you think it's worth the possible heartbreak? You can read my letter, and their reply, here. I'd welcome anything you have to say on the matter.

Thanks in advance. Smile

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  • This is a debate that arouses strong emotions on either side, but speaking as someone with Aspergers, I certainly don't think that Aspergers should be cured. People who think AS should be cured have the problem, not people with AS. Despite having AS, I enjoy my life and learning about the world, despite my struggles and ongoing battles with chronic anxiety and OCD behaviours. I have no need to do the 'normal' things like get married, have children, be fashionable, go to parties etc. I am happy being me, despite my eccentricities. Without AS, I would be a different person, and perhaps I would see things differently, not better or worse, just differently. And that is the key: we are all different and all get pleasure from different things. Is getting pleasure from watching a film over and over again really inferior to spending hours getting drunk at a night-club?!

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  • This is a debate that arouses strong emotions on either side, but speaking as someone with Aspergers, I certainly don't think that Aspergers should be cured. People who think AS should be cured have the problem, not people with AS. Despite having AS, I enjoy my life and learning about the world, despite my struggles and ongoing battles with chronic anxiety and OCD behaviours. I have no need to do the 'normal' things like get married, have children, be fashionable, go to parties etc. I am happy being me, despite my eccentricities. Without AS, I would be a different person, and perhaps I would see things differently, not better or worse, just differently. And that is the key: we are all different and all get pleasure from different things. Is getting pleasure from watching a film over and over again really inferior to spending hours getting drunk at a night-club?!

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