Curebie

She begins by explaining why the event is called Autism Pride Day, so that the curebies and other nay-sayers who don't feel autism is something to celebrate might achieve a glimmer of understanding.

Of course I wish we could "cure" him of those debilitating problems. I want better drugs and therapies to ease Mickey's core challenges. But I'm no longer a "curebie." I don't want to change his very way of being. I love who he is.