Do you desire social interaction or not...

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not really.. then again i've kind of forgotten what it's like..

Sometimes I think I desire social interaction, but once get that interaction I quickly change my mind. Maybe once every 3-4 weeks would be nice, but nothing consistent at least not on a personal level.

High functioning.

Just close friends, because they sort of 'figured'.
As for others regarding to my past, I get bad experiences. I haven't overcome that (yet or never).

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Not sure what my functioning level is. It fluctuates. Some days I feel like I'm brain damaged. Other days I can manage quite well.
As for desiring social interaction, I'm on the 'or not' side of the spectrum.

High functioning. Prefer small circles.

I've found I get really depressed if I haven't had social interaction with anybody for more than a day or two.

Good poll, Sweetleaf.

I'm high-functioning. I don't usually desire social interaction when I'm alone, but I often enjoy it when I have it. But I also need time to be in my own thoughts, and even when I'm with others, I'm off in my own world. I often wish I fit in better.

I'm on the fence 24/7...

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High functioning

I prefer my family and small groups of friends/people I know well.

I have no idea what to choose.

I prefer to be alone(I rarely leave my room and I hate when someone distracts me there) yet I am happy when socializing in small circle (not just family/friends, it's about how many, not who, I am fine interacting with 3 people at max no matter who they are) and I look for social interaction when I am outside and bored (I will talk to people at bus stop etc). I guess it doesn't matter to me as long as people don't cause me sensory/information overload. I can have fun whatever there are people around or not. I should have choose "Indifferent" instead of "Are perfectly happy to stick to a small circle say involving a couple close family members/friends"... Too bad I can't change my vote.

I'm high functioning.

A few times a month is enough face to face I am always here and at a special interest board

I score about halfway between not autistic and maximum possible for AS on the AQ test, which makes me believe my ASD is of fairly average severity.

I'm comfortable with a small circle of friends and family, and mildy interested in adding a friend or two to the pack, though not so interested as to want to do anything much about it.

High-functioning and want more social interaction. I just don't know where I'm going wrong at this point, and neither does anyone I talk to. I've shown e-mails that were ignored despite being invited in-person to NTs and they couldn't find anything wrong with them. No one complains about the way I act, so I don't have any cues there, either.

I like being around my family and, in general, if we were the last people on earth I'd be quite content. Every so often though I think it would be nice to have a friend I could talk to...about my interests, of course.

I am not diagnosed, as I don't want that to be on record, however I strongly suspect I am on the spectrum. Anyone who knows me, would say I was high functioning, far above average intelligence.

As for the question. I don't care to socialize much. In my opinion, few people have anything to offer me, and I have very little to offer them. So I believe it will be better if I just keep to myself. Although I occasionally do get a desire to socialize, usually 30 minutes into the gathering I'm ready to be home and alone.

I do have a live in girlfriend, although she and I are often in different rooms, as I prefer to be alone most of the time. Again because while I love her, I don't need to be there all the time. I can only do so much for her, and if she needs me she'll come get me.