Aspergers is not a personality type!

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I think there is not necessarily a full understanding of introversion and all of its facets; when I'm around people, I don't generally shut up; I'm excessively talkative, but I'm an extreme introvert nonetheless because I thrive in frequent solitude; I don't do so well with extended periods of time in solitude if I notice it.

I'd agree with the poster who suggested that extroversion, while possibly present in earlier days, could be discouraged by the reciprocation during interaction.

it very much depends on the situation, company, topic, setting, and my mood.

i think i am all of those combinations at different times.

I am an extreme introvert and live all alone on 40 acres to prove it. LOL!

That said, I have more friends than most NTs and am the "life of parties" when I go to them. I have no fear of making an ass of myself in public and have all the pictures to prove it. You guys should see my fb page. LOL!

Being introverted has NOTHING to do with being shy. An introvert simply gets drained of energy when being with people so they choose to not be with them all the time. Most of the time, I choose to stay home on my farm rather than go out and that is fine with me. A shy person, however, wants to be with people but has fear so they end up being alone a lot too. Being shy sucks. Being an introvert is awesome if you can afford to have privacy when you need it.

I believe there are not many true extroverts who have AS. It is more likely they are socially confident (as am I) but who end up getting tired quicker than NTs at parties due to their hypersensory issues and having to track/follow multiple conversations and context switching that goes on in groups. Unless an Aspie doesn't suffer ANY of these issues, they need their down time to recharge too which means they are introverts and socially confident NOT extrovert. An extrovert gains energy around people and an introvert will lose energy around people.

I don't think introversion/extroversion really captures any of the essence of AS. I can be VERY engaged in a conversation or with people, depending on the subject. Or I can be completely silent and in my own world. It's more like an on/off switch. I can be alone, and I like it. But if you engage me in a way that attracts my focus, I'm more like Cyclops from X-Men sans visor.

I couldn't really pick a poll option. I don't consider myself shy though. I think the difference between me and a shy person is that a shy person has the words but is too afraid to speak them, whereas I don't have the words to begin with and wouldn't be afraid to speak them if I did.

I am an introvert though, and the others are right. Introversion is not the same thing as shyness. There are extroverted shy people and introverted people who aren't shy.

I'm an extrovert and have PDD-NOS. I know some shy NTs as well.

So there is no option for someone who is gregarious but tends to feel and act more like a golden retriever who wandered into the room?

I think we see people with AS all the time who are obviously not gifted with charisma, but they are outgoing and happy almost to a fault. For those of us who are like that, the problem is not getting people to like us, but it's getting people to think we have more good sense than a puppy-dog that tends to be the problem.

I'm an introvert. I'm relatively confident about most intellectual pursuits but quite shy/inhibited about social stuff. I'm confident about theory/school stuff but anxious about real-world application.

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MIT Geeks ?

I chose to be introverted as I find most people as boring as they find me, listen to them.

I tried being "fun" and "outgoing " loud aspie when I was younger didn't work , perhaps it worked for you (people may have assumed you where just a insensitive vulgarian) it works for many people in the business world (how else are you supposed to get ahead in life ?) so if it works for you , go right ahead. who am I to judge ?

I'm an introvert-extrovert. On tests, though, I always score as an extrovert. Usually, my pattern goes like this: I become super extroverted and outgoing for a certain period of time. Since I just blurt things out constantly without knowing how what I say will affect somebody, at some point, I experience a fall-back. I then withdraw into a period of introspection where I just need to think about things without any interruptions. Then, after a while, I re-emerge and the cycle repeats.

It all depends on where I am whether I am introverted or not, I am very shy when I am at school only because some people just irk me.