Do you try to go out and do things, even if alone?

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Lucky, Id love to get a motorcycle, I would def be using it instead of my bike to work and back and probably riding outside out of town on the highways for hours.

I'm pretty self conscious too, when I'm out jogging or biking for some reason I think people are staring at me from their cars, and a lot of the time as they go by I'll stare over and they're not even really paying attention, come to think of it if I'm not making direct eye contact with someone I tend to stare a bit too. Maybe our increased discomfort with direct eye contact makes us more paranoid about having eyes on us all the time even if unjustified, just because they look at us doesn't mean they are thinking anything negative either.

I do get the occasional jackasses that go by and yell stuff out their windows though, but I've developed a system for them now. 1) Put clenched fist high up in the air, palm facing me. 2) Raise middle finger.

I've just come to the point where I'm thinking, it'd be a waste of life to not go out and do things that inside I know I really enjoy even if done alone just because the anxiety of other people, because that just isn't fair for ME.

I actually like going to the movies by myself. It's the best way I can guarantee that I can get through a movie without someone asking me inane questions about expository information.
People think this is weird (actually, I've been told it's sad), but you don't/aren't supposed to interact with people at the movies anyway, so I don't see the problem.

I usually only go out when I'm prompted to by someone else or out of necessity, like I need to get groceries. I don't see just going out for the sake of going out.

If my gf is off we may go to the beach or some place but otherwise I usually stay home. My son is at home with me and he doesn't like to go out either usually. We tried to motivate him to go to the park today with my gf so I could work on my final project for a class and he refused to go.

I used to like doing that, sometimes I'd even push myself to ride all the way to the coast. It was scary as s**t going that far, but boy did it make me feel good to have managed it by myself.

I don't ride my motorbike anymore though. I began to realise that I simply wasn't reacting fast enough when things happened. It was getting dangerous - for me and for other motorists. I've since learned that it is a side effect of my Aspergers. The same processing delay that means I don't register what people say to me for several seconds also means that I can't react quickly enough to changes in my environment.

I really miss my motorbike, but I didn't want to end up killing someone else, never mind myself

So now I just go off for walks by myself instead, not as cool but safer

I hate the feeling of being watched...
I hate being in public altogether lol

Might start going for a few walks or something see how I get on...

This spring and summer I've been going for walks and/or going swimming every day and I feel much better for it.

I learned how to use the bus system this past year, and after I got the hang of it (which actually didn't take me very long), I went somewhere every opportunity I had - to shopping malls, to the grocery store, to movies, etc. It was incredibly liberating for me. I mean, I feel safer being hermit-like, but before I figured out the bus system, even I was starting to get cabin fever. I often tell myself I should have tried it years ago.