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				<title>Personal Introduction</title>
				<description><![CDATA[ Hello.  Thank you for clicking on my thread.  I am an adult on the Spectrum.  I would be what could be classified as "anti-cure."  However, as a term that might be problematic, because I have learned not to define myself by negatives.  I am not so much anti-cure as I am pro-affirmation.  

I think that an important step to dialogue between responsible people in the pro- and anti- cure camps would be to drop the term "Autism Spectrum Disorder" and just use the term "Autistic Spectrum."  This would be an important beginning to dialogue between camps.  I wish that Autism Speaks would lend their weight to doing just that.  If "disorder" were dropped, a loaded weight would be lifted from the whole debate.  The term "disorder" is not really scientific when applied to a personality/neurotype anyhow.  

I am anti-eugenics.  I believe that one possible result of an emphasis on a cure as opposed to love and acceptance would be the abortion of babies known to be Autistic should genes ever be found that would mark as indicators.  This would be a tragedy beyond compare.

I look forward to my time here.  I thank you for inviting me in.  Thanks to the parents here who have chosen love and dedication, regardless of their views on a cure.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, January 12, 2010]]> GMT</pubDate>
				<author><![CDATA[ Mars Mariner]]></author>
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				<title>Re:Personal Introduction</title>
				<description><![CDATA[ Hi Mars Mariner, and welcome to IAN. :) We are very happy to include more and more adults with ASD, as we hope to be part of collecting data from and on adults that will help advocates fight for a better situation for adults on the autism spectrum

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the 'C' word (cure!) here. I thought you might like to read another discussion on this forum where this has been discussed quite a bit. Look under our heading "Special Topics" and then click on <i>Differing Perspective on the C Word</i>.]]></description>
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				<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, January 13, 2010]]> GMT</pubDate>
				<author><![CDATA[ Connie (IAN Staff)]]></author>
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