This question obviously only applies to members who are on the autistic spectrum.
Many people on the autistic spectrum like myself must wonder what it would be like to be NT, how would it actually feel? Well what if a full so called "cure" suddenly became available? In fact it could almost be like a Matrix scenario. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed as you are now. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland and you wake up a true NT. Okay, it might not be this simple, but perhaps one day in the future autistic people will have the option to receive a treatment that makes them a true NT in every respect, a few experts claim to be close to achieving this now, although I'm very sceptical and it may not be a full transformation.
Remember that even though being NT might have it's advantages, you could also lose some of your intelligence. You might not be as good at or as interested in a particular special interest any more, but what if this is an important part of your job? Perhaps you would feel like taking up a number of interests instead without taking any of them to obsess. Maybe if you're currently out of a job being an NT could make obtaining work easier, but while still unemployed you could find your welfare benefits cut. You would most probably become much better in social situations, your confidence would increase and if you were single it may even greatly increase your chances of finding a partner. What's more if you suffered from anxiety before this could be greatly relieved as well as any sensory issues and if the fear of change used to upset you it probably wouldn't have close to as much impact now. In fact you might be really happy not to have to cope with many autistic traits any more, but how would your dramatic change affect other people around you? How would your family feel? Perhaps you already have a partner who loves you exactly the way you are? Even if you truly believed that becoming an NT would be greatly beneficial to your life, would you take the chance? Perhaps you'd still prefer to stay the way you are?
PS: I only found a similar thread way back in 2015 without a poll here and obviously since then a lot of members have changed, I apologise if this has also been asked more recently.
Many people on the autistic spectrum like myself must wonder what it would be like to be NT, how would it actually feel? Well what if a full so called "cure" suddenly became available? In fact it could almost be like a Matrix scenario. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed as you are now. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland and you wake up a true NT. Okay, it might not be this simple, but perhaps one day in the future autistic people will have the option to receive a treatment that makes them a true NT in every respect, a few experts claim to be close to achieving this now, although I'm very sceptical and it may not be a full transformation.
Remember that even though being NT might have it's advantages, you could also lose some of your intelligence. You might not be as good at or as interested in a particular special interest any more, but what if this is an important part of your job? Perhaps you would feel like taking up a number of interests instead without taking any of them to obsess. Maybe if you're currently out of a job being an NT could make obtaining work easier, but while still unemployed you could find your welfare benefits cut. You would most probably become much better in social situations, your confidence would increase and if you were single it may even greatly increase your chances of finding a partner. What's more if you suffered from anxiety before this could be greatly relieved as well as any sensory issues and if the fear of change used to upset you it probably wouldn't have close to as much impact now. In fact you might be really happy not to have to cope with many autistic traits any more, but how would your dramatic change affect other people around you? How would your family feel? Perhaps you already have a partner who loves you exactly the way you are? Even if you truly believed that becoming an NT would be greatly beneficial to your life, would you take the chance? Perhaps you'd still prefer to stay the way you are?
PS: I only found a similar thread way back in 2015 without a poll here and obviously since then a lot of members have changed, I apologise if this has also been asked more recently.
