Is it just me?...

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I was wondering if other people have trouble with this.

I am more or less regularly social with several people, and in most situations, these people would be considered friends. However, since I don't seem to have any empathy or completely grasp the meaning of body language and "social" language, I always wonder if they are being polite or if they are actually friends.

Does anyone else have this problem with people they know? Is this more an Asperger's thing, or is it a whole other problem? I am assuming it's more related to Asperger's, but I don't really know...

Yes, that is a common trait for people with Asperger's syndrome and I know exactly what you are talking about.

Oh good, I thought it was, but sometimes it's hard to relate to things articles talk about. I guess they are more written towards people without Asperger's. Thank you very much.

can you trust these people? can you count on them? yes? then they're your friends. i would explain to them what's going on with you (if you haven't already). they deserve to know. if they ARE your friends, then it will not matter.

Story of my life!

My wife and I have a real hard time with this. It sometimes feels like there is a secret code that we dont know about.

I have come to the conclusion that I am almost a novelty to most people. They like me around sometimes because I'm different and funny but I will never be a "friend".

This is my first post.

Unfortunately, because of the Aspergian difficulty reading nonverbal signals, we are plagued with an innate naivete that makes these things difficult to know.

I have been betrayed by so many people that I have known and thought I had close relationships with (sometimes for years) and been totally blindsided by it every time.

I don't fully trust anyone anymore, except (maybe) my immediate family. I feel obligated for my own self preservation and protection to analyze and dissect everything anyone says to me, lest I miss a knife headed for my back. Sadly, everything I ever needed to know, I learned from The X Files:

I WANT TO BELIEVE

but I

TRUST NO ONE