I just had a recent discussion about autism with someone close to me and I remember when I worked on my social skills, it was often a very hard and daunting road just to get good. I felt like I had to read a shit ton of books, pay attention to a lot of subtle details that I sometimes feel goes beyond just body language. And sometimes I don't event understand why they happen.

But I wonder, for neurotypicals, processing abstract big picture stuff usually comes easy especially in socializing. But I wanna open the floor.

For neurotypical socially awkward people. What was it like trying to learn social skills to overcome your own awkwardness? Did you find there was a lot of effort you have to do or did you find that there was a bit of a learning curve for you but easy to grasp once you get the hang of it? I'd love to hear from your exp about this.