I wouldn't claim to have overcome my ASD, that sounds like more than I could ever say. What I have is the ability to enjoy my life tenfold more than I could bef

I wouldn't claim to have overcome my ASD, that sounds like more than I could ever say. What I have is the ability to enjoy my life tenfold more than I could before I came to understand how I think, and how to get along with others, insofar as I have. I can answer your question for my particular case, but the process itself is not easily repeatable. What I learned from a passing interest in social psychology and repeated examination of significant events in my life gradually imparted an awareness of why some difficulties kept recurring, and also something of an understanding of what brought me to each point along the way. It helped that a close friend was a counselor, who shared with me experiences she had with autistic clients. This was important for providing an objective contrast of the conclusions humans would reach in different situations. I never knew anything I shouldn't, regarding the specifics of an individual or who they were, but I learned enough to gain a certain perspective on how we ASD thinkers tend to think, and what that often overlooks. Thus the short, useless answer is: by thinking. Funny thing is, I have so little interest in contemplation and reflection, it's amazing I've ever accomplished anything with them. To me the important thing is a perspective that can only be imparted by experience or a like minded thinker. This is why I believe it is crucially important for me to raise my own biological children. By understanding where they are as they develop, I will be able to guide them in ways I needed by never had. What I know about how other ASD individuals think is incidental. Not something I particularly care about, but something I happened to notice after speaking with some, after gaining my own perspective on very different forms of cognition.