I have AS and I know from experience that it is not something that can be "cured". The thing to do is recognize that dealing with people and social situations

I have AS and I know from experience that it is not something that can be "cured". The thing to do is recognize that dealing with people and social situations is not something that is instinctual, but must be learned. This is probably why you feel more outgoing and social: you have had to work at it and eventually you became proficient. For me, I can get along with people perfectly well, but it does take a lot of mental energy to do so, and I still have to form sentences in my head before I can say them; it does not happen automatically. I also have to pay close attention to body language and voice inflections, in order to know what people are really trying to say. I would venture to say that there is no such thing as a cure for AS or other forms of Autism. It has more to do with how the brain is wired than it does with inner beings being trapped inside a metaphorical cage. You are doing the right thing by engaging with other people and learning how to deal with them. But you should also know that AS can be a strength too.