Does alcohol make you more 'normal'?

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But this is the same reason NT's drink so much.

Alcohol hits the spot for me. I'm not a solitary drinker, I don't get much opportunity to drink now

When I was younger, AS was unheared of and I certainly didn't suspect that I had a syndrome. I did know that I was awkward in social situations unless I had a drink. Even now, a small amount of alcohol eases my inhibitions and I find social conversation, including small talk, easier. I find I can discuss trivia, much as NT's do normally, without getting irritated. Without alcohol my discussions tend to be straight to the point and predominently factual (very boring).

Cannabis does make my social anxiety go away completely. My eye contact is also better when I am baked off my ass. I wish they would legalise for medical purposes here in NY State.

If I don't drink too much, I think I can seem pretty normal. Im more relaxed in social situations, and I don't care as much if I mess up. lol
Marijuana on the other hand makes me silent and paranoid.

No. Alcohol has the opposite effect on me and I become more withdrawn and more likely to have a meltdown because of social situations. If I drink I often do it alone. Marijuana, however, loosens me up and gets rid of some of the stress and medication side effects so I can act more "normal". However, because I am a mild case, most Neurotypicals just think I'm quiet/shy until I open my mouth and actually talk.

Alcohol brings out my alcoholic traits....all bad! I can't have "just one". As they say "one is too many and a thousand never enough". So I skip over the NT divide staight to pure insanity. I also can say that alcoholism does not discriminate....even those on the spectrum, if not more, are vulnerable to it's power.

Well, I guess all drunks look pretty much alike. You might look like a "normal drunk", but I do not think that's good.

I don't know that it makes me more normal, but it makes it a bit easier for me to socialise.

Impossible to make an accurate assessment since alcohol impairs judgement and memory.

Alcohol in moderation can help with my social anxieties - it's easier to be chatty and mingle with people when 'well lubricated' but if I drink to excess it worsens other aspects of being an aspie - such as saying something inappropiate, as the alcohol breaks down any inhibitions a bit too well.

No.

No, it generally just makes me more obsessive and argumentative and turns me into an a***hole as well. See drunken posts here to reference.

haha.. it doesn't make me more normal. but it does make me more drunk. which i guess in australia on the weekend does make me more normal.

No but i find weed does.