I see autism as a reorganization of the brain, and not as a tragic disease needing to have "its bags packed and express-mailed out of here."
I love me!!!
~CGK
Not wanting to be cured isn't the best argument we got agains't curebie parents, but that at least trying to understand autism is more reasonable than seeking people to blame and any treatment that could get it out of their hands.
I wouldn't like to be cured, because I think being NT is like not caring about most of the environments and everything just goes just fine without really having to do any decisions, that would be just SO de-smarting.
Yes i would like to see what an "adhd free" day would be like without the side effects of medications, that would be kind of nice, to see you know..at least for a day what all the hype about being normal is, you know what's so great about it.
Im currantly not on any medications for my adhd and have never been and until im a legal adult probably never will be, but i heard the side effecs can be a b****
It's a Red-Sided Gartersnake (
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis), pretty common around here.
The scorpion is
Uroctonus mordax, also a common species. They are not very venomous, their sting being comparable to that of a honeybee. Handling scorpions can be risky (most species are difficult to identify and some are highly venomous) however, so I wouldn't recommend that you go outside and start picking up any scorpions you find. It's best to get plenty of experience with larger, docile, and non-dangerous species like Emperor Scorpions before you go out handling any wild ones.
That said, it actually isn't very difficult to handle scorpions. They can be picked up by grasping the telson with the fingers, which prevents it from being able to sting (though they may still be able to reach up and pinch you). Non-aggressive individuals of non-dangerous species can then generally be placed on the palm of your hand where they will usually just sit there or try to get away (they generally won't try to sting unless they are extremely pissed off). Don't try to handle known dangerous species or any scorpion that has not been positively identified!
A basic guide to tell how venomous a scorpion is is by comparing the relative size of the pedipalps ("pinchers"
) to the overall size of the scorpion. Less venomous species will have larger, more robust pedipalps, because they tend to use them in defense and to hunt prey rather than their venom. Consequently, their venom is weaker because they don't need strong venom. More venomous scorpions will have slender, weaker pedipalps because their main method of defense/killing prey is by envenomation and they don't need to use their pedipalps for anything more than manipulation of food. Compare the size of the pedipalps of an
Emperor Scorpion (an essentially harmless species) to that of a
Fat-Tailed Scorpion (a deadly venomous species), and you'll see what I mean.
Still, there are some exceptions to the rule, so I have to say again: don't handle any scorpions that haven't been positively identified!
I like myself, but if I were a different person, I would hope that whoever that other "I" was, that she would also like herself. So I said Not sure. Sometimes I wonder what I have missed out on due to my various inhibitions and idiosyncracies. Like, e.g., sex, love, kids, different types of talents. Yet...I'm grateful for the life that I've had because it has had wonderful experiences and people in it.
"Normal" is apparently someone's word for "better", lol!
I like the way I am and I wouldn't want to be cured. It's good not to be like everybody else.
Then again I wouldn't mind if I was less confused or stressed out in certain situations.
i wouldn't want to because of all the "curing methods" i've seen look kinda unpleasant [not to mention usually expensive]. i might not have much friends in real life, but at least i have somewhere to call true home.
my true home i should say.
My answer will forever be 'no'
Not wanting to be cured isn't the best argument we got agains't curebie parents
Here's how they respond to that:
"You say you don't want to be cured, but your brain is broken, so what you want or don't want doesn't matter."
Nah, that just sound nazi. I don't think curebie parents say that directly.
I would. The fact I have been to the Doctor's many times is proof of this. On my days off I am happy being different, but at work being able to 'fit in' would allow me to be better off and more independant. Knowing that is unlikely to happen is difficult to accept at times.
Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't want to be cured either. Because of my AS, I'm facing homelessness in a matter of months... maybe weeks. I can't hold most minimum-wage jobs; I can't drive; and now I can't get any more loans to stay in school.
But... I'm me. I want to be who I am, not somebody else. AS isn't like depression or schizophrenia... it isn't a mental illness. It's a neurological condition, and that means it's part of the basic structure of my brain. It's part of who I am--not all of me, sure, but a significant part, and connected to every other part. If I changed that, I'd change who I am. The one thing I've fought all my life to keep--through bullying and abuse and cults and this current problem with money--is my own identity. When I was a little kid, and they tried to change me, I fought back... Sometimes they forced me to do what they wanted; but there was always a part of my mind that withdrew and kept me sane, kept my personality intact, kept me making my own decisions and holding my own values and beliefs.
If I gave that up... I wouldn't be myself anymore. It would be like dying.
I would never want to be "cured", cure? hah! more like GIVE me a disease, the disease (sadly non-terminal), of neurotypicality
Has anybody ever been told to just act 'normal' by someone who thinks that all people with disorders are attention seeking? --i hate these people, they simply do not wish to understand us.
Yes, all too true unfortunately.