Soleron said:
Khuutra said:
Soleron said:
AngelFire18 said:
2.AUTISM
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As a person with Asperger's Syndrome I can assure you I would not like to be 'cured' of autism. You cannot separate me from my condition.
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You don't think so? In that case, is there a noun you feel more representative of you than "a person with Asperger's Syndrome"? That description still implies some degree of separation.
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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.
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It's not a case of wanting things to be normal.... or it might be ... I'm not totally sure my self. I know growing up I had a good friend who had autism and it was debilitating. It just makes me sad knowing that he will always have to be with his mother and he will never be able to be his own person. What really makes me angry is when people look down on people with autism... You hear about educators hitting the special education children. I remember when I was in third grade. I got in trouble and as punishment i was sent to the Special education class. With the autistic children and the other kids with learning disabilities. Kids with debilitating autism or any sort of retardation have it so bad and they say the "closer to the end" you get with autism the smarter you are. So by no means are these kids "retarded" they know whats going on.
So to YOU it isn't a big deal because you can really use a computer and most likely drive a car... My friend will never do these things. he will never be able to dress himself. He will never leave his mothers side. So these are things to you that your ok with it because you can still fit in with main stream people. Some of these kids never will.