Having discussed this IRL I have found there to be much disagreement in this area, what are your thoughts?

Clarification: This is a hypothetical so imagine it is one pill (or your preffered method of taking a medication) with no side effects.

  • OptimsticDolphin@lemmy.worldOP
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    I suppose I meant it would you an NT. The reason I have found this question so hard is that it would fundamentally change who I am and I would be so different but also, I might end up having an easier life if I fit in better with everyone else - or would it just make me boring.

    • OpulentDoorstop@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 year ago

      On the subject of how to word your question, perhaps this: “If you had the chance to permanently become neurotypical, would you take it?”

      I personally would not since I don’t see a reason too. Being NT wouldn’t get rid of my problems, it would just give me different ones. I may have to work to produce facial expressions, but neurotypical people have to work to control theirs. If I’m in a situation where it would be inappropriate to laugh and something funny occurs, I can just not. I once sat quietly through a hilarious funeral. Family told me I was “serious”, “respectful”.

      Anyway, being NT provides a “feel” for all the little rules of social interaction that I learn manually. But I’d still have to follow those rules or face the consequences of violation. I’m already autistic, may as well keep it that way.

      • BOMBS@lemmy.worldM
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        look at Ms/Mr Knows-When-It’s-Not-Appropriate-To-Laugh over here 🙄 /j

    • Danacus@lemmy.vanoverloop.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      I understand what you were asking and I agree, it would fundamentally change us. I think that you would become someone else entirely, and then the question boils down to: “Would you rather have been someone else?”, to which I would say no.

      Although there are things in life I don’t like, there are also things I do like, and I would not want to lose the good things.