Is it normal i use alcohol to medicate autism?

I too have autism and used to do the same thing as you. Before I quit, I was heavily drinking pretty much every day for almost a year. I started getting pains in the liver area, so that freaked me out kinda and I managed to quit drinking completely.

I found I can cope with restlessness and being forced to socialize much easier when I don't drink regularly. I also stopped driving and am taking the bus now (so I walk a lot during the day). I took up cooking as a hobby (so I often stand in or walk around the kitchen) and I watch TV shows while I cook, to keep me focused. And I find it very difficult to quiet down my brain when going to bed, so I'm often sleep deprived. Altogether, these things make me somewhat tired each day and, in effect, calmed down and I find I enjoy my life much more than when I was drinking for "medicative" purposes.

So in summation, don't medicate with alcohol. The safe amounts don't even make you drunk, so there's no point in drinking them, and unsafe amounts cause brain damage among other major health issues, which will likely make your autism worse. In fact, I've read that one of the difficulties with diagnosing autism in adults is that the symptoms might be due to brain damage from alcohol abuse.

Hold up............. HOLD UP!........ why haven't we drank together yet?!

My boyfriend had an uncle with Tourettes and he drank because it really muted his symptoms. Unfortunately he couldn't hold a job or a relationship because of it.
Im not autistic but I am very scatterbrained and restless...sometimes I literally walk from room to room and cant remember what I was doing! Im on meds which help. Talk to your doctor and maybe they can give you something to relax and focus.

I don't know shit about the disease, but is it possible that you are self medicating for symptoms that could be fixed with prescription drugs? At least it's something go look into. I wish I could give better advice.

I use to do this too because I also have Autism. I have Aspergers Syndrome. I use Marijuana and it really helps, but I can't find any right now so I don't have much to help me relax but I can tell you right now that Alcohol is dangerous and the real you can come out.

Like one time I got wasted in the morning before I caught the bus and I sat in the back of the bus reading an Ayn Rand novel and I started ranting about it for some reason.

That's pretty much ubiquitous. Autism and drug addiction go hand-in-hand the majority of the time, I imagine because of societal stigma and more common co-morbid problems like epilepsy or anorexia. I'd tell you how to handle it, but I'm not sure if that's possible 'cause I've certainly never seen it. I'm autistic, was brought up by my autistic mom who herself was brought up by her autistic dad, and none of us have been sober for a day since childhood. It's one of those things where, 'suck it up', is literally your only option. I've been down the medication and doctor path before, very nearly killed me too many times and simply isn't worth it. Between the old-school anti-psychotics, the newer anti-psychotics and the hardcore shit like Phenobarbitol giving you withdrawals, survival is never a guarantee, and if you do make it, you may wind up worse off in the end than if you hadn't.

Live a normal life, give yourself a break when it's something you have trouble dealing with, nothing you're experiencing is abnormal.

What about weed? Wouldn't that relax you more? It would come along with health benefits. There are herbs that help with relaxation and meditation can help as well. If you are going to drink alcohol, consider switching to wine. It has health benefits that grain-based alcohol doesn't supply.