[ SECRET POST #3128 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3128 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[X-Men]


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[Hayley Atwell]


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[Infamous]


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[Tokyo Mew Mew]


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[Peep Show]


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[Rhett & Link/Good Mythical Morning]


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[Brooklyn Nine Nine]


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[Lava]


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[Steven Universe]










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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

If you're autistic and you can manage to live independently (at some point even if not right this minute) take care of your needs etc, than you have the RIGHT to decide whether you'd want to be cured or not. That's just a fact. It's a huge change to you, and you have the RIGHT to say "I want this" or "I don't want this".

If you don't want it. You have every right to refuse. You are not being selfish in any way. Anybody who tells you that you are selfish for making a choice against it is a shit bag (and probably pretty damn entitled to if they think that you owe it to them to fundamentally change your brain). You are not taking it away from people who need it by choosing not to have it yourself.

Come at me, bro.

[(Anonymous)]

This is a good opinion.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with all that. But I also think there's nothing wrong in principle with the idea of a cure or the idea that it is the kind of thing that could be cured.

AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, of course. I believe that. Many people go too far by arguing "there should be a cure vs there shouldn't be."

That's too broad. There's nothing wrong with having a cure. The only thing I find wrong would be forcing cures on people against their will.

[kallanda_lee]

I agree, though I think at this stage it's a moot point because you can't really "cure" autism. You can teach people coping mechanisms for daily life, which I don't think is inherently bad.

[herpymcderp]

+1

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with this. I think instead of working on a way to get rid of autism all together they should be working on something maybe focused on the parts of it that actually cause pain and issues. That would be a wiser application of science than "make autistic people 'normal'"

Your kid can't communicate a screeches loudly and has fits of frustration? Hey let's find a way to fix that, maybe fix or repair the communication part of the brain or something

You're sensitive to sensory stuff and have shutdowns and meltdowns when overstimulated? Hey, let's see what we can do about that.

Researchers should be focused on fixing the unpleasant and problematic parts of the disorder and finding ways to help make the condition bearable. Of course that also requires caring about the autistic person as a human being who needs help, and not regarding them as a burden who needs to be fixed for other people.

[kallanda_lee]

I also just meant... some sort of coaching. Especially if you're talking to someone with normal or even above average intelligence (autism is really, really broad that way) you cn basically explain that, look, most people are different than you and that's the world you'll live in - so here's some coping strategies.

To give an example - when my ex' Mum found out he was on the spectrum she practiced facial expressions with him, because a blank expression sort of disconcerts people (and they also bother you more - "are you okay, what's wrong?")

Now, do you HAVE to use that? No, but it might make your social interactions easier. Even if ou choose o disregard the skill, you have it should you need it.

I hope that made sense.

[(Anonymous)]

That makes sense too.

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds sensible.

:P

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. For many people autism is a good thing. But I still would like to see something that can reduce it in those who aren't able to function in society. There's a big difference between differently abled and disabled.