Alcohol

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Does alcohol allow you to relax and be your true aspie self around others or does it give you the ability to put on a better performance to disguise your asperger's?

Neither. It just lowers inhibitions and numbs social anxieties, making it easier to openly express my thoughts, without constantly second-guessing myself. It also slows other people's processing speeds down a little, so we're all more or less on the same level.

Although, frankly, I rarely drank socially around people I wasn't already comfortable with, which was a small circle. Now I only use it to self-medicate to get to sleep.

I don't know how to be anything but who I am, people can either take me as I am, or piss off. I've never tried to disguise or hide any part of my natural personality. I can 'fake' certain neurotypical social niceties enough to navigate, without stepping on people's toes (most of the time), but that's no disguise, they're just coping mechanisms.

If you're autistic, you'll never be able to truly hide it, no matter how well you think you do. Anyone who's around you for very long is going to notice that you're odd, even if they never figure out why.

I don't really drink except on special occasions and family gatherings, but in general, to answer the question, while you are able to relax more, you are pretty much the same as you are before.

I agree with this, since no matter how much I try to hide or modify my behavior, the autistic aspect will always remain.

I don't drink. I'm nuts enough as it is!

^ THIS! Describes me oh so well...

I have never been drunk. I don't like alcohol and I am afraid what I would do if I was drunk. People act stupid when they are like that, right? I can't allow myself to lose my self-control.

This is a really helpful answer! Thanks!