Want to be normal? Act normal.

https://aspergerhuman.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/want-to-be-normal-act-normal/

It’s not so easy to act normal when you’re in constant pain — it is exhausting.  Which is why people who have to constantly strive to act normal sometimes retreat and become isolated — it’s easier and less stressful.

But hiding in the closet is not good for anybody… There is no shame in being different, just like there is no shame in having a medical condition that needs to be managed with drugs.