I first came here in 2005 after my marriage ended, and since then I have discovered a lot about myself. Probably the biggest thing is that my social anxiety is due to my autism, and I only found out about the autism fairly recently. I am High-Functioning Autistic. Not Aspergers. There is a difference. Anxiety is a big part of autism, especially social anxiety. And autism is a lot more common than people think. I'm reading NEUROTRIBES by Steve Silberman at the moment. I recommend it to everyone who is curious about their anxiety, and their personality. What if we stopped trying to get rid of our social anxiety and instead embraced who we are?