Alcohol

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Yes it does help you be more social. But it doesn't decrease any other AS symptom, you just care little about it.
The last time I was out at a gig I didn't drink because of medication. I thought medication alone would make me more sociable but it didn't happen. Then I had one beer when I was backstage with the band but still I didn't feel anymore comfortable.
I do talk more when I've been drinking. Even about stuff I wouldn't care about.
Next time I go out I am most definitely drinking. I have more fun when I've been drinking.

drinking helps me dance

but it can also make me unresponsive to conversation, like i dont care that im distracted by the light shining on the glass and even after one or two drinks i can hear a slur and feel a bit "off"

i dont drink for months, then i kind of buld up a bit of energy, go out and get trashed and dance til my feet hurt.

it turns out i can drink...alot...and still come across as pretty sober and the only "dumb" decisions seem to be conversational based

i dont like my lack of conversational judgement. ive worked for years to say the right things and drinking throws my every thought to the wind. it's like watching a train wreck

then i dont do it again for months

im working up to another night out at the moment...

And the moral of the story folks is that alcohol leads to fighting.

Granted, I can act like a t*t when drunk but I regret it less than being boring and non communicative.
Sometimes you just got to stop all coherent thinking and have a good time.

I find that BEER is benificial.....

I am able to sleep better sometimes, I am more kind/extrovert, I can do a lot of work without the anxiety on my shoulder, and I have grown fond of the taste of beer. I want to try every single beer in the world...unlikely..but maybe =). I have tried most beer you can think of though....but of course there are many more to go. I try and get the darkest beer I can find...(most flavor), I despise IPA, and when I am on a budget I go for the cheaper ones but stay away from silver bottles because they are too plane. (Hopefully right spelling =/) Miller High life is my favorite budget beer...though many would disagree.

Currently I drink beer pretty regularily....5-7 days a week =/...
Is it a problem? I dunno...probably, it's alot better than me doing other things....so I am glad it's this and not that.

You can still get a hangover from beer, you can still get a dwi, you can still become addicted, there are still health problems that can result from drinking beer? (Not sure...I am still pondering this one- can you still have liver problems only from drinking a 2-3 beers a night? I don't know..probably), it's expensive, umm...i am sure there are some I am missing. The beer belly....it is a reality...though nothing compared to a pot belly....(weed belly)

Hard alcahol.....I stay away from it, I prefer colored liqour as opposed to clear (my brother likes clear because he thinkgs you get less of a hang over on clear...I disagree...)
Some of my worst young adult or adolescent nights have been because of hard alcahol.
It can bring out the worst in people...most of the time, atleast I know it does me.
You could become a monk, and be the most peaceful person in the world and get waisted on some liqour and you'll turn into Mr. Steroid and want to fight everyone.
On the rare occasion that I end up drinking hard alcahol....it is usually a bad night I end up waisting 2-7 days recovering from.

I drink

To what extent?
Well I had some drinks with a friend in a bar, and I came back to that bar the morning after for a coffee: the staff bowed before me (we drank 40 glasses.. each). On other occasions, I earned respect of some Russian people, two bottles of vodka is my absolute record.

But if you drink just to feel more social, one single glass is enough.

I don't drink and I don't ever intend to (but who knows; I'm only 17 after all). I have a lot of friends now who also don't drink (NTs), so recently I haven't really been in social situations involving alcohol. In my old school, practically everybody would drink at least once a week, and by drink I mean get pretty smashed. I understand that it can make you feel less self-concious etc in social situtations but it's not something that has really appealed enough to me to try it. I worry about what I would do if I really 'let go' of myself, and the consequences of my actions. I'm the kind of person that holds back a lot but I feel safer that way and I worry that being drunk or whatever would obviously stop that and I might do some really silly stuff that I would totally regret later. Plus, I have a really addictive personality, which is the main reason that I don't want to start drinking alcohol; I'm too scared about the possibility of eventually becoming dependent on the good feeling that it apparently gives you.

I have an insanely high tolerance for alcohol. I used to binge regularly, but now i just drink in moderation. I stopped bingeing because it was ruining my life. I have a few pints when i'm going out to a gig or a rave, just enough to help me overcome my anxiety without getting drunk. I tried cannabis a few times, it was ok but didn't do a lot for me.

I can't drink alcohol - it seems to disagree with my stomach (causes diarrhoea for me).

And I don't want to get really drunk because I have Emetophobia, and I don't think that leaning over toilets being sick with a splitting headache is my idea of enjoyment.