Social issues for males vs. females with asperger's

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I am curious if there are any main differences, and women tend to be better social observers than men are. SO please share any that you may know.

I have read that aspie women tend to be more sociable and are more likely to get dates and have kids young. Not true for all women aspies of course. Plus I have read that quirks are more accepted in women and them being childlike. ut that doesn't mean all aspie women would have a easier time getting a date and having a boyfriend and I have also read somewhere they are more likely to fall into abusive relationships due to them being naive and not picking up on cues.

From experience of being involved with both men and women with Asperger's, I'd definitely agree that the women are more emotionally responsive/motivated. In my experience, male friends have become obsessed with cars, tv shows and mechanics, whereas my female friends have obsessions with actors/actresses, boyfriends, and people in general.

As a female with mild AS, I can honestly say I have done a pretty good job at hiding my AS and coming across as maybe a shy or nervous NT at the very most. Also I am good at sensing when I have done or said something odd, and also I spend half my time observing NT behaviour. I'm never too much in my own world, in fact I'm too aware of the NT world, so I know a lot about NTs. That's not a good thing because it makes me FEEL more Aspie than I probably appear to other people, which makes me care and worry more over what others think of me. I don't like being different, because I am sensitive to hostility and ridicule.

But I sometimes do wish I was a boy though, because women tend to be so bitchy towards eachother. I don't know what goes on in the man world, but the woman world is a very bitchy place! All they think about is fashion, and some expect everybody to be confident and if you don't appear confident then they will do their best to make you feel as uncomfortable as they can, as though you're being punished for being shy (then my counsellor has the cheek to say ''there is nothing wrong with being shy, lot's of people are shy). Yeah, right! I never forget that time when I was innocently sitting on a bench in a town and two women in their 60s (in their 60s!) came upto me and MADE me get up off the bench, and they didn't do it politely, and I never heard of this being an appropriate thing to do before. And as I got up, everybody looked at me and I felt so belittled that I walked away, feeling upset. I bet if I was a lad sitting there they probably wouldn't of made me get up - unless if a couple of older men had come along they might of made me get up if I was a lad, maybe men are nasty to men and women are nasty to women, I don't know.

They always say, ''men are stupid, women are bitchy''. I think I'll rather be around people acting stupid than people acting bitchy. (Not stupid as in low intelligence, just as in social behaviour).

SanityTheorist- from what i have read females mimic a who lot better then males who have AS. for me though it was definitely a lot harder for me to hide my social downfalls. i always had a really hard time making friends and having any possibility of having a boyfriend. i supposed it also depends on the person and the situations they are in. everyone is different but i certainly wasn't as good at mimicking as i have read that most females with AS are.

I am female and can 'perform' in a social way for a limited period, then I get tired.

I have never had any difficulty forming intimate relationships since 17 but I've had very very few so may just have luckily found the right person early...

But then I'm not yet sure if I have AS

I would agree that women tend to be very hostile towards one another...people in general do. Men it is usually physical agression and women psychological aggression, and I'd rather be beat up than belittled.

I'm not really into girly things, but, then again, I'm not into guy things either. I'm more into things what both can be into, like music, writing, walking, and surfing the web.

I think its different for each individual, I am a pretty masculine woman and 99% of the time pass as a man.
The only reason my social skills are what they are, is because of constant pressure and bullying to mimic normal people.

My social issues....
I tend to go on and on and on and on and on about the same thing if it's exciting or terrible or whatnot
Not good at making eye contact (I can look at a person's eyes but as soon as they look back it almost physically hurts.)
I don't share ANY girl interests (I couldn't care less about clothes, hair, makeup, nails etc.)
I stink at telling when somebody doesn't like something (pretty sure I missed a couple of cues recently that led to the loss of three friends )
I can only really sympathize rather than empathize...If I haven't experienced it then I can only mimic being sorry for a person.

I actually find I cannot relate to most of the things that are supposedly more specific to female aspies than male aspies.