Asking because my gf has ADHD and she told me that, the first time she took ritalin (methylphenidate), she thought to herself “So this is what it feels like to not have ADHD?”
That got me thinking, is there a drug that has a similar effect on autists, that allows them to experience what is it like to “not have autism”?
@ICastFist Not really, with ADHD it’s primarily a chemical imbalance which means like 90% of the issues can be cleared chemically (ie. medication). It’s not exactly a “normal” experience, but it’s way closer than it was.
Autism on the other hand is broad and neurological, so much of it has to do with the actual physical structures of our brains (like density of nerve clusters), and there’s nothing that can be done about that.