Autism: Pro-existance, anti-cure

Why autism should be accepted as a human difference and not be cured

The autistic community firmly believes that autism is not a disorder but a natural human variation. We are deeply concerned with the perception of autism as a disorder and the attempts to cure and prevent autism. In addition, we are concerned about attempts to help autistic people that actually harm them. The purpose of this website is to educate the public about the anti-cure perpective.

This site was launched June 18th 2005.


Who we are, what we believe, and why we believe it
What we should change in autistic people and what should be left alone
Responses to claims made about anti-cure autistics
Responses to claims made about the arguments of anti-cure advocates
Responses to claims made about anti-cure autistic people's perception of parents
Links to pages about specific autism issues
General links in the autistic community

"All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." -- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), philosopher