How do you function in society?

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I function normally, if you don't look closely. If you stop a moment to observe, though, you notice that I'm too much of a loser for my personality assets.

Well.

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I have a decent job and I pay my taxes, so I guess I am highly functional!

Society? What's that?


Well, the humor aside, I... don't. Not too well, anyhow.

The government deemed me as unfit to work (which in itself is more telling than meets the eye, as they will find jobs for people with Autism if they're capable of working, no matter what). This isn't going to stop me from trying to "improve" this designation of "unfit" to being able to, and doing.

I have a friend on the 'net. I'm detached from all people besides my mother, other than that (which is perfectly fine with me). Without the 'net I couldn't make a friend, so yay for the 'net.

I guess this equates to "unwell", but hey, I'm "high-functioning", and I am.

If you were to turn the question around and say, "'How well do you function without society?'" My answer would be "well", then.

Hm. I would say I function as well as people let me function. My biggest problem is I care too much what other people think and I will often just stay quiet not say I word and hope that I get through whatever it is without any lasting trauma. I mentally rehearse a lot but often end up just staying quiet. I often wonder if I should complain. I complain a lot in these forums but never in real life to anyone outside my family. Maybe that's why my life isn't better?
Like, for instance, what if I were to put in an application for a job somewhere, go to the interview, get rejected, then start complaining to them like I do here? I often wonder "what would the interviewer think? Would that actually help?" I lose my nerve and haven't tried it. Usually I just accept the rejection without being contradictory.

Not very well. Truthfully I haven't really tried in a long time.

Not very well. I could use a class in social skills and reading facial expressions.

I have a house and a job, but most of the time I feel like I'm barely holding on. All of the little things that people do without thinking tend to overwhelm me, things like grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, etc. I always feel like there's just too much to do and I don't have enough time.

As for social life, mine is pretty much nonexistent outside of work. I don't really *talk* to anyone much anymore...I speak with my family when I go over there for dinner but I don't really *talk* to them, because I can't.

I seem to draw a lot attention to myself. Even now that I have a good eye-contact, start to have a good expression and all. I do everything different from others people apparently.

I have a volunteer youth job, friends and am currently well liked though.

Strangeness and capturing a lot of attention doesn't seem to exclude a job and that people like one.

I only go out of the house to go to the grocery store. And if my daughter wants to go shopping for clothes, I rush her through...she hates it...

Somehow I cope, I kind of adapted to it (just had to be done) but i still have my fair share of struggles.

I guess I function reasonably well.

I'm not financially independent and I don't own or rent my own home, but I guess being a student is an excuse for that.

Otherwise, my main problem is my total lack of close real-life friends. I would like some, I just can't make the jump from temporary acquaintances to actual friends.

I have lots of online friends, though.