Autism cure close to being found?

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If you have been a certain way all your life it would be very hard to change. Best example I could come up with off the top of my head- lets say there was surgery so people could have gills. Your not going to be able to just stick your head into the water and breath, your survival instinct would tell you your going to die. You are acting like you will suddenly go to a party and be the life of it. You probably wouldn't act that different if you got this so called cure. For your example they were forced to do it, so relating back here forced to take a cure. And if they chose to assimilate (when a lot of tribes did not want anything to do with the colonists) it would have taken years.

Added punctuation (at least close to correctly) was really hard to read.

Beer does the same thing. Removes repetitive self-grooming and increase social interactions. It doesn't mean you should get drunk each day.

Might be fun, though!

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

At least until your liver fails.

Nobody's putting a gun to your head to take it!

Me? I'd rather be cured than live as an Aspie my whole life.

AS causes problems for some people, even when other people and their actions aren't involved. It's taken me a long time to learn to deal witth mine and to learn to try and respond in a normal manner and not overreact, and I like responding normally and not overreacting. I like being able to talk to people. I like being able to speak up, make eye contact, etc. Yes, I learned that on my own but there are some people who can't and who wan't to experience the fullness of life but can't because of their AS.

I suppose you may think that I should never have been born because I've learned to deal with my AS and act normally. Thinking that those who want a cure shouldn't have been born is pretty crazy. You may be proud of your AS and happy to have it and that's great, but it's not up to you to decide that everyone must feel as you do. I'm fine with people not wanting a cure, but if there was one available I'd take it no matter what you or anyone else thinks.

It's hypocritical to say that those who would want a cure should't have been born. You would be furious if somebody said those with AS shouldn't have been born because they don't act and think like NT's, yet you have no problem saying that some people with AS shouldn't have been born because they don't act or think like you.

Hypocrit much?

This seems very black and white. It's like saying people who are depressed shouldn't be allowed to try anti depressants, they should just accept themselves the way they are. Some people prefer to tough it out on their own, and that's fine, some people would like the extra help, and that's fine too. Who are you to say that everyone with autism has to accept every struggle they have if there was something out there they felt could help? And it doesn't cure anything, it helps reduce some severity of certain symptoms. It is a treatment, not a cure. It is great for you that you want to just accept yourself, but getting help is a healthy part of life.

So many close minded ideas here sorry to point this out to you but with the mindset that autism doesn't need a cure you could basically say anything that doesn't kill you doesn't need a cure. So polio you should just deal with that I guess and conjoined twins just leave them together because that's "how they are." Think about that a cure would be absolutely outstanding I think and probably optional so why do you care? If you don't want to take it then DON'T if you do then do. also a lot of people are underestimating hugely how advanced and how quickly the world is changing the technology is ridiculous if this isn't the cure they will probably find the cause and eventually the cure this generation has so much to offer there will probably be a cure soon whether you aspies like it or not I would love it personally

The difference between depression and polio is that those are mental and physical illnesses. Autism is not an illness, but an irreversible developmental delay. Again, it's not something that can be cured, but rather can be coped with.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Bring it on those autistic pride militants who are happy as they are have no right to stop otheres who may be accademiclly gifted but have server social anxiety / difficulty who more then anything wont to move on from seeking some treatment / coure. If there is found to be a form of treatment thet can aleviate the frustration thet As can bring then it can only be a good thing. those who are up in arms about the posabillity of a cure have not experenced how hard life can be for a high functioning Aspie who wonts to get some were in life but has this problem holding them back.

To my mind the type of Autism my son has is a neurological disorder, presumably as a result of a difference in the way the mechanisms of the brain works. For him it means he cannot talk, is mentally ret*d and is in a diaper at age 5 with no end in site. From where I'm sitting Autism is less of a difference and more of a major difficulty without much to redeem it.
If some drug is developed that can help him learn I would welcome that although I would be very cautious about it until it was proven, I am not desperate to 'cure' him (and the term cure itself I wouldn't use at all).

Sounds like you just don't want a cure yes you bring up a valid point to disprove mine but that means there won't be a cure? that movie flowers for algernon you think that's unrealistic or that the brain can't be tampered with? Well it probably can only science will tell since I doubt god or Jesus are going to do anything about it or they probably already wouldve by now. Do you think that there won't be a cure or do you just not want one science is catching up with Curing autism from what I've read whether you like it or not and I hate using aspergers so I would welcome a cure

If there is a "cure" it would be genetic modification in utero

ruveyn

What Ruveyn said.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

You don't know that nor does anyone so y'all should stop assuming things. The scientists who are working on it are very optimistic and it sounds promising if there was something to cure autism and all that's on the spectrum e.g aspergers it would probably be optional so why are you complaining? Just don't take it but for guys and girls who hate havin it and want to be neurotypical why not? Anyway none of you know more than the scientists so dont go assuming a cure is just for pre birth just because you don't want a cure

If you were asking me, THIS is what the 'cure' would be helping - young kids who aren't high functioning enough to take care of their own bodily functions, and given the opportunity to suffer less from their traits so they can function in an everyday environment, at least to some extent, would be amazing for them. Some people with less severe autism, like aspergers don't have to take it obviously, but it might help some people who struggle a lot as well. As with any medicine development, there will always be people for, and people against it.