If a "cure" to autism was created, would you take it?
If a "cure" to autism was created, would you take it?
Having discussed this IRL I have found there to be much disagreement in this area, what are your thoughts?
Clarification: This is a hypothetical so imagine it is one pill (or your preffered method of taking a medication) with no side effects.
I would like a medication that would reduce burnout and overstimulation.
Absolutely not. I would not even coherently be "me" anymore - autism is a pretty fundamental neurostructural difference/neurotype. It would be akin to being lobotomised.
Regardless of some of the downsides of being autistic, it is a fundamental aspect of how I experience the world, think about the world, and understand myself. And it has some advantages, too :) .
Technically speaking, I'm already taking it (ritalin and sertraline) - and it's barely working!
The fact there is no cure and even treatment is dubious is the main reason I have not bothered to get officially tested after it was suggested by another doctor that I do. What would be the point?