I came to say something along these lines. I'm a severe traumatic brain injury patient, and as you might imagine, there have been a huge number of deficits. These ranged from (at first) linear and concrete thinking to (prolonged) poor planning and lack of social tact.
While brain injuries lie in a special place where you can change who you are, there is nothing wrong with living with a deficit. You go about life in a sane and rational way and deal with these deficits like anyone else.
That was the big aha moment for me. At first, I felt like there was something wrong with me and it had to be cured. Then one day I literally thought "I'm dealing with these issues like anyone would." That changed my view on the world; there was nothing wrong with me, just stuff I lived with.
"Beating" autism rings of the undertones of curing something wrong with you. While it's not desirable (at least for me. I haven't been exposed to the positives), there's nothing wrong with it.
I have a friend who is deaf; she had a bible-toting lady come up to her and say "God can cure you!" But she didn't even want to be cured. She's proud and grateful for her deafness.
While brain injuries lie in a special place where you can change who you are, there is nothing wrong with living with a deficit. You go about life in a sane and rational way and deal with these deficits like anyone else.
That was the big aha moment for me. At first, I felt like there was something wrong with me and it had to be cured. Then one day I literally thought "I'm dealing with these issues like anyone would." That changed my view on the world; there was nothing wrong with me, just stuff I lived with.
"Beating" autism rings of the undertones of curing something wrong with you. While it's not desirable (at least for me. I haven't been exposed to the positives), there's nothing wrong with it.
I have a friend who is deaf; she had a bible-toting lady come up to her and say "God can cure you!" But she didn't even want to be cured. She's proud and grateful for her deafness.