Aspie + a couple of drinks = Normal

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There is a theory that alcohol will somewhat neutralize anxiety and thus make social situations easier. However, the validity of this theory is uncertain as it has never been formally tested (to my knowledge at least).

Yeah, total social alcoholic here. If I didn't have such strong views on smoking, I would of tried weed years ago (Then again I don't have any trust worthy friends to ask), anything for a cure.

It certainly makes me less self-conscious, but I find it's actually better when everyone else around me is drinking, so they don't notice my odd mannerisms.

No, not necessarily. I'm not even going to try it. I don't know her but my cousin has a friend who has a sister with AS, and every time she has a few drinks, she ends up really humiliating herself. Once she was literally dancing around naked in front of everybody, and another time when drunk she went so mental that she had to be took away to a mental hospital for a few days.

So I'm not even going to try. I know it probably won't happen to me and can happen to NTs, but I still choose not to go down that road.

Drinking helps with social anxiety but not with social skills. NT's become more social because drinking inhibits the logical brain putting the social/emotional brain more in charge / less inhibited.
With us there isn't really a social layer to take over. I've been told by some people that I don't get drunk, because I'm still logical 8 pints in.

Before I know I was an aspie I decided I was going to drink until I loosened up socialy. 14 Cans and 3 tripple absinthes later I ended up in hosptial with 9 stickes to my eyebrow. Go out have fun, but's not a cure. Practice helps though so I recommend it in moderation.