A survey of more than five hundred Autistic adults published in the journal Autism in Adulthood found that the most commonly reported reasons for binge drinking were social reasons, and to boost positive feelings.11 Alcoholism and substance use can mask Autism super effectively, because most people still believe Autistics are buttoned-up geeks who prefer to stay home. If you’ve been unaware of your disability for a long time, or been in denial about it, you may have used getting high or drunk to cover up your suffering, or to give you the energy to socialize. You may believe, for example, that
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