Aspies For Freedom

Who for?

I suppose its long overdue

That pattern ^ with the multiple quotes looks cool.

I look at it a little differently. If someone wants a cure for themselves, I think they have a right to desire that, whatever their reasons are. But if someone is trying to push a cure on someone else, I don't think it's right.

I'm personally happy in the skin I'm in right now (or should I say the mind I'm in?). I'm used to functioning with this system. I'm not always so successful, but I learn a little more every day. If they came out with a "cure" to make me NT overnight, I'd turn it down. I can't imagine waking up with a different kind of brain, and having to navigate my life in a different way. I'm used to this. It works for me. I'm doing OK. I don't need a cure.

But as for your dad... if he's truly unhappy with his AS and hoping for his own cure makes him feel better about it, then that's just who he is. My mom suspects that she is Aspie too, and while she hasn't said she would want to be cured, I'm not sure that she'd turn it down if there was one. I wouldn't judge her for it. I'd certainly talk to her about it and make sure that was really want she wanted, but I wouldn't try to change her. We are what we are.

Just my opinions. And by the way, that pyramid quote thing IS cool. I noticed it too.

lol

I seem to have got good at building pyramids!

my friends did take ages to join up to this site they did it eventually

There's one like that in my family too. I gave up on trying to discuss it with him, it's only a source of stress for me.

Give him a placebo pill and tell him it's a cure.

Tell him that comparing AS to type1 insulting to the AS and Autism community and him.
Self-pity never works.

I have a friend called Harpreet Dhillon. he is indian and his dad is a Curbie, he tells Harpreet that "If they had lived in India 'He wouldnt have aspergers syndrome'" and he took him to a Hypntherapist who said that it cannot be cured, this pissed of Mr. Dhillon quite a bit. My dad on the other hand was suportive, untill he moved away, and started a youth club called Spectrum in the town where i live. My dad also helped harpreet with his problems.