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I mean is why do autistics think they enjot being autistic.but me personally I would like to have a real job,have a girlfriend/wife,to be able to do the things that everyone else does.Even Sue Robins agrees with me on this.I'm sure they'res at a few pro-cure high -functing autistics like me out there.I do not see anything good about being disabled what so ever.What U people think.

2007-05-17 04:40:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Cultures & Groups People with Disabilities

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My brother has high-functioning autism, and he would give anything in the world to be "normal." Maybe that's because he is a teenager, but anyways, every person, whether they are autistic or not, is different. Everyone has a different opinion. I'm around autism a lot because of my brother, and many of the people I know are happy the way they are, and some want to be rid of the many annoyances that come with autism. It just depends on the person, and also the level of autism that they have. As has been already said, there are different levels of autism, and each autistic person as a form that is unique to themselves. If you are lower functioning, we probably won't care. But the higher-functioning seem to want to have a sense of normalcy, or at least that's what I have observed.
To the people who obviously don't know a thing about autism, there are different levels of autism! Some people are higher functioning than others, so you can't lump them all together! Not every autistic person is like Rainman, in fact, most aren't!!!!! Many autistic people can function in much the same way as anybody else, with a spouse, job, and kids, and many are extremely intelligent. It just depends on what type of autism that the person has.
To those who think autism is just a disability that can not be cured, that is wrong. Studies have shown the chemical imbalances of the brain in autistic people and many other biological problems that would take time to explain. We just need to figure out what is happening inside their brains, and we could someday cure autism.

2007-05-17 12:15:46 · answer #1 · answered by musicalchik 4 · 1 0

Autism is a condition you are either born with or not. Autistics who are high functioning graduate from college, hold down jobs and may even have families.

As to the statement about being disabled: I have a disability. I don't use a wheel chair. Because I am disabled, I have a lot of support and help, which I am very thankful for. I've also met some very cool people and I've learned much about many disabling conditions which I probably wouldn't have if I wasn't disabled.

Wow, disabled sounds like my spark plug exploded and my pistons are shot, doesn't it?

Who is Sue Robbins?

2007-05-18 01:18:55 · answer #2 · answered by Keselyű 4 · 0 0

Autistic pride is pride in autism. It is about shifting one's view of autism from "disease" to "difference". Autistic pride emphasises the innate potential in all human phenotypic expressions and celebrates the diversity various neurological types express.

Autistic pride asserts that autistic people are not sick; rather, they have a unique set of characteristics that provide them many rewards and challenges, not unlike their non-autistic peers.

Autistic culture holds a concept that autism, as a valid and unique way of being, should be embraced and appreciated, not shunned or cured. This is sometimes called neurodiversity or the anti-cure perspective.

Autistic people tend to appreciate mathematics, science, science fiction, music, and computers, so these are common areas of interest in the autistic culture. There is also a focus on anthropology, based on the common autistic experience of living among beings (non-autistic humans) that have radically unfamiliar thought patterns and a correspondingly strange culture. Many autistic people describe a feeling that they are aliens or that they understand what an alien must feel like.

2007-05-18 01:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by ♥»ßeaut¡ful«♥ 2 · 3 0

I used to work with autistic people. Some want all you say, but cannot stop things that prevent them from being able to lead the so-called "normal" life. For some it is more difficult to overcome certain aspects of their disability, try as they may. So don't expect all autistic people to be as high-functioning as you are and just be happy you yourself can do all you can.

2007-05-18 15:11:20 · answer #4 · answered by Stacey K 1 · 0 0

I don't know what your real mental disability is but it sure in the world isn't autism because if you were autistic then you would know like I do that there is no cure just conseling! Yes I do have a high functioning form of autistism called asperger's and here is a newsflash: there is no "cure" there is only conseling for me and so far the only thing that I see from you is ignorance. Good luck in trying to educate yourself as you need it!

2007-05-18 11:45:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3 1

There is no cure for autism. There is no one person nor a law that stops "high functioning autistics' from doing what they are able to do for themselves. People do not choose being disabled. some may try to pretend it. And some who ARE physically challenged are never disabled because they choose not to be.

2007-05-17 11:52:33 · answer #6 · answered by smileytexas 3 · 2 0

There is a site Wrongplanet about autistic.

They see the world through a different eyes. Their are different levels of autistic. Some are on their own planet in their minds. There are some sad things like their most likely to get in trouble so here in queensland they have talks on public and private.

some are talents artists, and other fields.

2007-05-18 06:32:57 · answer #7 · answered by jobees 6 · 0 0

Sybil - Autistic people are intelligent and can type questions.

That being said, what is the "cure" for autism that is being rejected. My step son is autistic and he has quite a "normal" life. What is "normal". I'm not autistic and I want a lot of things that other people have.

I think you posted on here before and I advised then, that you are your own worst enemy.

2007-05-17 16:17:49 · answer #8 · answered by ☮ wickey wow wow ♀♀ 7 · 3 0

Autism is not a choice. Autism is a disability-- which means it DISABLES the person in certain ways.

Not all autistic people are alike. Some are more able to interact with society-- not all are however.

The Autism Society of AMerica has some good info on their website:
https://secure2.convio.net/asa/site/Ecommerce?store_id=2221&JServSessionIdr008=2nbvxyjmi1.app20a

Here is a Fact Sheet on Autism that will help answer your question. If you will note -- it also states:

"There are three distinctive behaviors that characterize autism. Autistic children have difficulties with social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors or narrow, obsessive interests. These behaviors can range in impact from mild to disabling." And then it goes on to futher explain the HURDLES faced by children born with Autism who are growing up in a world that is to many of them, very bewildering

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm

So when you say "Autism"-- you cannot lump ALL Autistic people into ONE common denomination-- they are all unique.

I have a great deal of respect not only for these Autistic kids, but for their Parents and teachers.

2007-05-17 13:05:29 · answer #9 · answered by aattura 6 · 2 2

You are calling yourself autistic and disabled, yet you feel qualified to judge the degree of others challenges. Mighty self-righteous of you. Maybe you are not as high-functioning as you thought.

2007-05-18 03:55:05 · answer #10 · answered by One Wing Eagle Woman 6 · 1 0

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