And now I know it is perfectly natural for me not to look at someone when I talk. Those of us with Asperger's are just not comfortable doing it. In fact, I don'treally understand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs.

This is a f***ing mess," I said tactfully.

I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs

Saying you "have" something implies that it's temporary and undesirable. Asperger's isn't like that. You've been Aspergian as long as you can remember, and you'll be that way all your life. It's a way of being, not a disease.

Simply making myself aware of others has remarkably improved my social life. People accept me much faster now that I ignore them less.

And now I know it is perfectly natural for me not to look at someone when I talk. Those of us with Asperger's are just not comfortable doing it. In fact, I don'treally understand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs.

It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do.