It depends on which phase i am in. When i am in a strong NT phase i can easily meet and gain a lot of friends, with no problem. I invite them around, and they invite me around. Social events, dinners, performances, parties, clubbing, etc. This happens easily and frequently in my strong NT phase, when no one would ever guess i was AS at all.
But these friends only last between several months to a couple of years, because my original AS personality kicks in, things happen... and i gradually lose all the friends i have gained, until i have hardly any friends left.
Right now i am in a severe AS phase, with no regular friends at all. I haven't met anyone at all and have been alone for several months.