u/WritingWithSpears

Oh hey you're extroverted AND autistic? Congratulations. Unlike your introverted autistic friends you /REALLY/ need to socialize often to stay alive and mentally healthy. Unlike those pesky NTs, you also need specific kinds of socializing. Just shooting the shit with acquaintances you vaguely know will NOT cut it. Spaces where people socialize are likely to cause you sensory problems. Also you suck at socializing and you have to work two to three times as hard to learn the social skills and implicit signals your NT friends just acquire naturally. Despite that conscious effort and learning, you will still always be a step behind everyone and many people will dislike you or find you offputting for reasons you will never understand.