Strength and wonder? That's a very odd description. More like, it's the only way we know how to interpret ourselves, our world, our relationships. It's not the

Strength and wonder? That's a very odd description. More like, it's the only way we know how to interpret ourselves, our world, our relationships. It's not the easiest, but for those of us that have been able to find meaning and value through this interpretation... why would we give that up just to make other people feel more comfortable around us? We're not hurting anyone. That's why many adults who function decently don't want to be cured. Of course we support medical research and treatment to improve functioning, especially for severe cases. That's not what a cure is though. A cure is becoming a fundamentally a different person. Or if some folks get their wish, it's pre-natal detection of autism so parents can prevent autistics from being born at all. We don't want to normalize autism to prevent treatment, we want to normalize it enough so that we don't get written off as valueless people not worthy of being born.