I know autism doesn't necessarily preclude every autistic person from accomplishing stuff, but I still find it hard to imagine an autistic person going out on the town to bars regularly with friends.
While I'm a very non-stereotypical Aspie, the only stereotype I do have is that I was a shut-in between the ages of 18 and 24 (the peak stage where people like going out to bars on Friday and Saturday nights).
While one of my cousins remains undiagnosed, I'm pretty sure he's on the spectrum. I'm not sure what he does now, but when he was aged between 18 and 24 he was always out clubbing and at bars with friends, even though he's always been shy and had trouble making friends when he was younger. He worked full-time as well.
Why did I happen to be a shut-in, while other Aspies seem to manage to force themselves to get up and go out to bars? I seemed scared of that sort of scene, due to social anxiety. I forced myself once to go out to a bar with my brother (who is also supposed to be an Aspie) when I was about 22, but I got bored and was worried about making a social faux pas, so I was home by 9.30pm. What 22-year-old goes out to a bar with people their age, doesn't touch a drop of alcohol, and is home by 9.30? I didn't even have work to get up for in the morning, as I was still unemployed.
Does going out to bars and having a group of friends to do it with mean you're not on the spectrum, or do some spectrumers actually like that sort of thing?
While I'm a very non-stereotypical Aspie, the only stereotype I do have is that I was a shut-in between the ages of 18 and 24 (the peak stage where people like going out to bars on Friday and Saturday nights).
While one of my cousins remains undiagnosed, I'm pretty sure he's on the spectrum. I'm not sure what he does now, but when he was aged between 18 and 24 he was always out clubbing and at bars with friends, even though he's always been shy and had trouble making friends when he was younger. He worked full-time as well.
Why did I happen to be a shut-in, while other Aspies seem to manage to force themselves to get up and go out to bars? I seemed scared of that sort of scene, due to social anxiety. I forced myself once to go out to a bar with my brother (who is also supposed to be an Aspie) when I was about 22, but I got bored and was worried about making a social faux pas, so I was home by 9.30pm. What 22-year-old goes out to a bar with people their age, doesn't touch a drop of alcohol, and is home by 9.30? I didn't even have work to get up for in the morning, as I was still unemployed.
Does going out to bars and having a group of friends to do it with mean you're not on the spectrum, or do some spectrumers actually like that sort of thing?