That's EXACTLY what it's like! (Score 0)

At least for me anyway. I have a mild form of autism known as Aspergser's syndrome.

My "Savant" ability relates to 3 dimensional puzzles. I can disassemble, reassemble and reverse engineer any mechanical or electrical system. For me this is natural. I just "See" how things go together.

But people are a whole 'nother story. Basic human interaction is this ultra complex unsolvable puzzle. It's like the box and half the pieces are missing, the image has faded, and the cardboard is falling apart.

It just doesn't make any sense.

The only way I can deal with this is to build these immense mental lists of human interaction protocol.
Things like: Smile; look people in the eye 1/3 of the time during conversation; do not over obsess with people or objects; intonate voice, do not scream in public, etc.