Why do you choose to pass?

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I think the above is absolutely correct, not just a "maybe". In an ideal world, possibly we should live and work in teams or family groups with people, nt or otherwise, who have the abilities (not just "skills", which are learned) that we lack, people who understand, and maybe love us -- something like those TV detectives, I'm thinking of Monk, whatever neuroclassification you'd place his differences, or that (schizophrenic?) police detective whose name I don't remember (possibly one of the "Law and Order" spinoffs?). Or like a seeing-eye-dog working with a blind human, to put it in simplest form. It's probably impossible for most of us to find such people to adopt or work with: most of us have enough problems just finding someone to love and be loved by us, much less someone with the perfect set of complementary abilities.

As with many other posters on here, I also can pass at NT and decide to do so.. so that I may be able to obtain a job, social standing etc etc. If I decided to no longer pass, I would certainly be shut out from my community and school. Yes, I know that means that no one here will truly know who I am-- just the facade that I have built, but that is the price to pay to be successful. Side note: I think the only time that people can tell that I am not NT is when I have run out of energy and just want to leave the situation-- which is when I develop an attitude and am very short with people-- but then again, NT's might just think I am being a b***h or that it's my "time of the month" as they call it.

Never had anyone bother me about fidgeting with my hair in public didn't know that was actually something people care about and I do that quite a lot, I also fidget with my wallet chain.