Discussion: does alcohol help you survive/thrive in a world not designed for you?

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Last week I wrote about how booze allowed me to hide my autism even from myself. My masking was so good it even fooled my parents. Possibly helped by the fact they are likely autistic themselves…

I'm curious to know about the place alcohol plays or has played in your life.

Do you drink? Does booze make you feel 'normal' like it did me?

Have you got an unhealthy relationship with drinking as a result?

I've been approached by a couple of researchers to help explore this topic and I'm hopeful that by sharing our experience we can contribute to create better addiction treatment for autistic drinkers.

Has anyone received treatment for drinking issues? Does anyone shy away from AA because it's so social?

It worked for me but my god I had to fight for that. And not just in the usual way of sobriety-seeking drinkers.

Social anxiety accompanied me the whole time. And I was constantly questioning how it worked. If I was even really addicted. My sober pals we're moving on from the questioning stage but…