Hi guys, 
My friend (who I love more than almost anyone in the world) knows I am autistic but seems to think that I just need to keep practicing interacting with people. I’m trying to stop making unintentionally rude comments by just not talking as much, but unfortunately it’s not working as now I just say rude things whenever I talk at all. It’s not that I can’t socialize or talk to people, I just feel it’s extremely tiring and unnecessary. Should I be taking her advice and trying to socialize and make small talk with people more often? I don’t try to ignore people at all, people just don’t often talk to me and I don’t usually initiate conversations. And, if this kind of practice in appeasing other people’s feelings that I ignore everyone is unnecessary, then how should I deal with this? What should I tell her to explain how I feel?