Alone and don't care?

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I don't have any friends. None. I am "married" (common-law), and I have 3 kids. Outside of them, I have the minimal interaction possible with my wife's friends and my co-workers. My wife tells me this is sad, but I simply don't care. I am not sad about having no friends. I was... But shortly after discovered I had A.S., I just stopped caring about it.
Has anybody else experienced this?

I am in a similar situation as you.

I actually isolate myself from other people. My mom seems to think that it's a pitiful and a lonely existence, but I love it.

All I need is my fiance, and I am perfectly happy.

For me, it seems to come down to a choice between my various obsessions and interests or people, and I've found that I'm happier with the former.

I pretty much know how you feel. I have a few close friends and my family and thats enough!

A thoughtful point.

I'm glad I now know about AS, but I am troubled because I do feel less interested in trying to fit in with everyone else.

Before AS, I felt more of a compulsion to interact with others. Now, I know I still need to make myself socially active so I possess some functional interaction skills, but I really feel less interested in doing it because I know it won't make my AS go away...only teach me how to better deal with others.

Before I was trying to be more "normal." Now I know that this is "normal" for me, so why bother changing.

I don't want to let my AS dictate my choices in life.

i like to be alone.
i can think better that way.
i see people as "talking heads".
they are a curiosity like "lava lamps", but once i have seen them, i tend to move on in my mind.

"silent heads" are another type of person.
what can i do with a "silent head" who is thrust into my company?

dump it in the bin i guess because it is useless to me.

i prefer to think about things that language can only "describe". i do not care to think about the linguistic approximation of what i am really considering. i do not need to talk to heads.

i may need "love" when i am old and feeble, but for now, i keep myself warm and happy with my thoughts.

i love animals and they are my company.
they never abandon me and i know i am liked very much by them.
i had many animals look at me with pleasure today.
so i am not totally concrete. i love simple innocent living beings and want them as my companions.

Maby... i have a few friends, but even if i didnt have them, i think i could get along just as well.

If married with 3 kids is alone, you best pray you never find out what really is...

My wife tells me this is sad, but I simply don't care

Have you asked her why this is sad I'd be willing to know why? it would be much much sadder if you where forced by your wife to be social!

I'm like you now that i have the diagnosis have my co morbid condition dealt with am an over 30 these things really don't matter to me.

No "family" no friends though I do have acquaintances that I see from time to time which is kinda nice.

Really all I need are my pets and my hobbies!

I am also all alone. No friends, no SO - I just live with my brother and that's it.
aussiebloke, couldn't you wait one more day to post your comment? That way it would have been posted exactly one year after the post before yours!

I'm with the same situation as you. Although I do have the same feelings of needing a real close friend. I do have friends, but I usually meet them in anime conventions and I see people who I roomed with in uni. Another reason I have the same problem with you is because of the fact that people who I met in uni don't call me to see what's up.

I have to contact them via facebook, which to be honest, just takes work.