I used to feel guilty and inadequate all the time. I naively screwed up so many social interactions and accidentally broke so many social rules that I couldn't help but feel guilty.
Since my diagnosis last year, those feelings have greatly reduced. A lot of the time my guilt arose because I didn't meet other people's expectations. Now that I know my mistakes were due to my AS and not because I'm a terrible person, I don't feel the need to be guilty. I accept that I have limitations. All I can do is stop trying to achieve the impossible, become better at what I can change, and when I stuff up, forgive myself enough to try again.
