| Soleron said: I use the description only to indicate some of the difficulties I might have or to explain the cause of some of my actions. If you changed my personality and reactions to things with drugs or therapy then I wouldn't be me any more. I think everyone is somewhere on the autistic spectrum, and I just happen to be further towards one end - Have you met anyone completely normal? There are plenty of people for whom autism is debilitating and doesn't allow them to lead anything near a normal life. It's their decision whether they would accept a cure. But not everyone with autism wants such a thing or believes it would improve their lives. I'm not against people wanting to end suffering due to autistic traits, I just don't want everyone believing autism = bad. |
That is very fair. I have little experience with autism myself, and in either case am not in a position to pass judgment on whether or not it can be construed as beneficial in some cases.
