According to the test I am at stage: 6 (VI)
You may not be in your 20s, but you are in the early adult development stage.
You're trying to figure out the relationships in your life - including romantic relationships, friendships, and family relationships.
You crave intimacy, but you also want to maintain your independence. It may be hard to keep certain relationships alive.
You'd like to have a tight circle of friends, but you're finding that as you get older, that's getting more difficult.
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We, the people on the Autistic Spectrum have a choice.
We can either try to "fit in" with the rest of society, or we can be so egocentric that we can't be bothered.
I choose the actor. I observe NT's. I listen to their socializing. I practice it, so in social situations I can just emulate/mimic what is expected.
It isn't natural for me, but it enables me to "fit in".
It is VERY tiring and draining, but at least we can appear like them even though it is an act. Like being on the stage.
They can't see it is emulation, and so we are accepted.