It reminds me of the idea that 'curing' people's homosexuality would make them happier. Turns out it is not possible, but in the civilised world we made things so much better for them by just not being shitty and oppressive.
It reminds me of the idea that 'curing' people's homosexuality would make them happier. Turns out it is not possible, but in the civilised world we made things so much better for them by just not being shitty and oppressive.
You can discuss the philosophy of these decisions all day long but at the end of the day, you don't get to tell other people what to do. You're no different from the "pro-life" crowd who want to ban abortion based on simplistic and idealistic view of the world.
When you berate people who are asking for more treatment options, you're not just expressing your preference, you're also trying to control theirs. My patience on this has truly run out.
You've shown little to no interest in actually understanding why myself and others have expressed concerns what a "cure" would mean for those of us with a diagnosis, including a complete disregard for the historical precedent of how people with perceived "mental disabilities" have been treated
You've run out of patience because your stance has been that we're wrong and you're right, so you need to set us straight. That's generally not a path to a fruitful conversation
The unhappiness caused by ADHD and Autisms friction against the modem world has a cure already. Make a more accommodating world. My ADHD/Autism does not make me unhappy. Being in trouble because I work differently to everyone else does make me unhappy though, and that could change. I have lost count of the conversations like 'you are doing brilliant work, 20 years we have been looking for a solution to that, and you stopped up all night one night and fixed it. Amazing, but I can't have you coming in at 9.15, everyone else will think it's ok'. Change that to, 'That's Amazing work, a gamechanger, and since you worked so late, take it easy today, do you need to go home?', and all of a sudden I'm not ill anymore. It is not a disease, just a difference. Do I wish I didn't get upset by things people find normal, yes. Would I have surgery to 'fix' it, no. That is not a path to contentment.