I accidentally came across this thread on the disease board:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061130173426AARLVhg
... I was absolutely sickened by it.
The fact that not only was that person allowed to post about Autism in the "disease" board, asking for a "cure" for it and talking about it like it was some sort of malady or fault..... but then the responses they got likewise spoke with exactly the same revoltingly prejudiced attitude.
As an Aspergian myself, and a representitive of the Autistic community... I request that something be done to change this kind of attitude. We are not disabled, diseased or otherwise malformed. In many ways, Autistic people are in fact superior to neurotypicals, and have capabilities the average person could never dream of. No self-respecting Autistic person would ever want to be cured of that which sets them apart from the rabble.
Autism is not a "disease" to be "cured"!
Autism is an improvement to be encouraged!
2007-09-20 04:00:31 · 1 answers · asked by Lucid Interrogator 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Whoa! No question-love here.
Don't worry though, I'll still give you an arbitrary answer! ^.^
2007-09-20 12:51:19 · answer #1 · answered by Dire Badger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋