Are you able to socialize every day?

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My sister, by example, goes out with her friends every day, pubs, clubs, citytrips, etc. (I think 15 different people, or even more), and works in a restaurant so she's always socializing. I don't get why she never needs some time alone, but she doesn't understand why I need more time to be alone, than being with other people.

Nope. I need some alone time because socializing a lot is very tiring (mostly when being around many people).

No.

God no. That would kill me.

A big fat giant NO, in red and underlined several times.

I need more alone time than social time. Three days a week of an hour of social interaction would be too much.

My 18 year old niece works in a cafe, has a boyfriend and either goes out with him or her friends. Even my sister who on the night of the day she was bedridden went out for hours. And I went to bed before she came home.

Boggles the mind.

I barely leave the house. Even when I do I don't socialize.

I absolutely need time alone, and often times entire days alone. And by alone, I mean not even socializing with the other people in my house. Some days I just don't even talk to them - as in, if they try small talk/pointless socialization with me, I'll maybe glance at them and keep going. If they're lucky on those days, they might get a one word answer/some sort of vocalization. Other days, I'm quite talkative with them; it's just some days/some times I don't feel up to socializing at all.

A few hours every month or two of face to face or on phone, (beyond interaction with my live-with friend and WP friends) is my max. Even that feels like a lot.

No, lately if I am forced to socialize every day, sharing the same room with me and not having alone time for at least two hours a day, after four or five days I start to be a pretty uncomfortable person to be around. Lucky enough, this does not apply for my girlfriend.

No way. I'd go nuts. And then I'd have to go to the hospital again, and they'd force me to socialize every day in order to get out.

This poll is too limited, it should include "Yes. But only for brief moments as needed for work, etc." which is ME. I need my space as much as the next person with an ASD but..
Work life requires some interactions. Not something I want to do, something I *HAVE* to do..

Sincerely,
Matthew

I don't go out with 15 friends everyday or work as a waitress but I do socialize a little each day. It's less than most people, though. A lot less.

I definitely feel the strain of socializing. I can't do it every day. It depends how overstimulated I am on any given day how much socializing I can do.

What you're describing is the classic difference between extroverts and introverts, especially if they're fairly extreme. Extroverts get their batteries recharged by socializing and introverts get their batteries recharged by being alone. The more extreme the type, the more socializing time or alone time needed. Aspies have a tendency to be introverts but that's not 100% by any means. Maybe you can explain this to your sister and the two of you can understand each other better.

My online socializing is enough for me. But my job requires a small amount of interaction with others on a daily basis. It's alright. Just wish I could win the lottery so I could be in complete control of my social time!