Reply #7: As much as I object to these fools trying to make us "normal" [View All]

I do very much want to minimize the ostracizing of my daughter (we both have Aspergers) as I know it can feel terrible when you can't make people see things your way. And yes, we have very strong emotions like everybody that we simply learn to suppress until we learn to better understand the "social cues" that are all around us. I have a theory that Aspergers people age at about half the rate of so-called "normal" people. There is a reason that we have very baby like features for so long. I am in my 40's and I am just about as able to read social cues as some people in their early 20's. I feel pretty normal now since many people stop maturing in their early 20's anyway. It is annoying to me that it took so long - if there was a way to add only the ability to better read social cues without affecting personality, then I'd be all for it. The drugs that exist today turn people into passive zombies (or at least promote major personality changes) from my (personal) experience. It is NOT something that you want to be cured of - the advantages outweigh the drawbacks IMHO.