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[thatautismfeel]

I'm taking an unofficial poll- does anyone with autism want to be cured? I'm on the spectrum (diagnosed with Asperger's), and I personally would not want to be cured. I don't want to be "normal". I would accept a cure for my OCD or any of my physical conditions, but I feel like autism is a permanent, inseparable part of my personality. I am curious to know how you feel about this subject.

i think a LOT of autistic people would agree that they wouldn’t want to be cured. most of my autistic friends would agree. obviously i can’t talk for all autistic folks, because some may disagree, but i’d say a lot don’t. 

i think the big issue with the idea of a ‘cure’ for autism is that autism is, as you said, inseparable from the person. some people have this idea that you could, like, remove autism, and underneath it there would be a ‘normal person’. this is just not true, and is a dangerous idea imo. autistic folks can sometimes be ‘trained’ out of certain behaviours (though this is almost always a terrible and abusive practice) but that doesn’t change who they are or take away the autism, it just changes behaviour.

there are definitely certain things with autism, and certain things comorbid with autism, that i could live without. but my autism is also a massive part of who i am; i would love to get rid of the intense anxiety, the way i cry over tiny things, my guilt complex, sensory issues etc - but i wouldn’t give up the special interests, the way i get super super happy about certain things, the way stimming feels, the knowledge i’ve accumulated about my special interests, and the friends i have made because of the autistic community. 

i think, rather than a cure, research should be focused on accommodating autistic people, finding helpful and non-abusive therapies/help for the Bad parts (like dealing with sensory issues, anxiety, the mental health conditions like anxiety and depression often comorbid with autism) of autism, and teaching people about autism so that we aren’t so alienated and forgotten about. 

really long answer i know! but this is something i think about quite a bit, i could probably say even more to be honest haha

anyway, followers! feel free to reblog this with answers

- mod A

[townsfolk]

What is plot resetting? Is it considered cheating?

Plot resetting is a trick used to exercise some control over where a villager places their plot while moving in. A few might consider it cheating, but the vast majority of players don’t really think it is and only a fraction of the community would look down upon those who do it. (It’s nowhere near as contentious as time travelling or duplicating.)

It involves starting up a new character file on a new day to ‘preview’ the state of your town. If you don’t like what you find (eg. a villager has placed their plot in the middle of your path), you can turn the game off and try again until you find a scenario you like. Once that happens, you can save your game with Isabelle and it will become permanent. 

Here is a great video of the plot reset trick in action!