Extrovert Asperger's?

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I'd argue that an extroverted person with Asperger's isn't an oxymoron as some have implied - an extrovert is someone who is the opposite to an introvert, someone who likes to be around others, which can be very common amongst aspies...they just lack the social skills so some may be annoying or they may be easily tired out because they're having to constantly keep-up the social side of things. You may have to look at the person as separate to the autism to see them as an extrovert, as the autism means they sometimes have to switch to being introverted to cope - much like a person may be very energetic but due to a health condition may need to re-charge. I'm sure many of us would agree that due to our problems with autism we can't always show who we really are.

I'm an extroverted autistic. I'd consider myself extroverted because I am outgoing and confident, I prefer to be around people and seek out opportunities to be around people, I prefer to be in large groups of people and I am often the centre of attention within my friends groups - I've never had anyone refer to me as annoying or any of the other negative terms or traits mentioned here. I have to work hard to use my social skills (during a time of regression being extroverted may be harder or even impossible...at least without a few alcoholic beverages down my throat, lol) and I can't manage it all the time, but I'm certainly no introvert!

Remember that message about those of us on the spectrum; we're all different.

I can be extroverted, if I'm with the right people. Then, I can be myself, and things will work on their own. With others, I can make an attempt at appearing extroverted. It's more of a process of imitation then. It's hit and miss....

I really don't think that Introversion and Extroversion are completely distinct and in opposition. They can exist within each other, and there's always the context of the moment or the day, isn't there? Atleast, for me.

Yep, that 50 year old could be me...I started thinking \i coudln't be aspie because of my extraverted behaviour, but as a kid i wasn't. It was LSD at age 21 I guess that propulsed me inot taling to strangers and so on. By the time I was 35 I had understood how people had bullied me at age 17 when I was still very shy, but laughed and giggled a lot for no reason in class, which made me the laughing stock, and i was considered an immature fool, they didn't know I was living a dysfuncialna family trauma adn had depressions of me being differ gay, etc, whcih I was coming slowly to terms with. At 16 I had susch a low selfesteem taht I send in an ID picture for a Boy of the year contest in a music magazine. My pers found the magazine and cut me out of it and posted me on the balckboard. I was the laughing stock and bullied for another 2 years, until I went into voluntary psychiatric treatment after having run a way from home.

The olde rI became and knew I would never have real friends, the more I burned bridges and do what I want, and as an artist I saw even more reasons for eccentric behaviour that was not going to be stopped. But even on the arts forum in Holland, artist make fun of me, because they say art is important not how an artist looks like.
Icannot live without dressing the way I doo, to most younger generations I am feraky and weird most probably, but I also dress provoatively to start debates on gender dressing, and fashion, and to break taboos. But, SOmetimes I tell myself, I am going to leave all that dressing behind, but I cannot, it is ME. I am Mister Gaga everyday.

When I was 3 I'd just walk up to random adults and talk to them about Star Trek and space ships and submarines. My mom was so mad as I didn't see any danger in talking to strangers.

Even now, the rest of my family is all shy about asking for directions, asking for free stuff, and I'm the exception.

Like at times, I can use my "idiot extroversion" to my advantage. For example, I was at an estate sale. I had no money. So I just asked the people if I could have the items I wanted for free. I figured worst that happens is they say no, best that happens is I get the items. I got the items. Maybe they thought I was weird, but hey, I got a bicycle and a record player. At Burger King, instead of ordering a new Frostee for my sister, I was just like "Hey can you refill this" and then got a free Frostee. I can be very ballsy in certain instances where I see the consequences as little and the reward high.

Its stupid to say someone with aspergers cannot be extraverted. Just imagine someone who is socially outgoing but says the wrong things all the time and can be annoying but doesnt realize when and keeps doing it.

Anyways I can be introverted or extraverted depending on my mood or situation.
If Im working on something I usually want to be alone.
But sometimes I like to do things like go to the bar and talk to everyone and do karaoke songs and party.
Ive noticed when Im outgoing I tend to attract certain people who are usually either laid back or people who have their own issues.
The other half of the people at the bar dont approch me and probablly think im weird.
I often wear fun costumes to the bar. Its a way I express myself and it also gets people to come up to me and start conversation.
Being outgoing when I want to is easy for me because I could care less what people think.

I think that an extrovert Aspie is similar to a common NT extrovert - just with Aspie traits. Somebody who touches people, speaks loud, loves to laugh, is open-minded, even goes to parties, but does not know how to behave properly in the given situation - due to his/her AS. But I am no expert, haha

I think people asperger's are social blind because they have a hard time reading cues from people. Maybe it is a right brain disorder like NVLD. NVLD is like asperger but it wrose because you missup on things.

I'm an extroverted Aspie, an ENTJ.

Extroversion does not mean being a sociable party animal, it means you prefer dealing with objective "outer world" facts and things rather than living inside your head. Darwin was not an Aspie, but he is a good example of a quiet, unsociable extrovert, He was an ESTJ according to Carl Jung. Einstein was an Aspie and almost certainly was an extrovert.