Good to see that you worked through that. Not all who are affected are able to.
The key is to not indulge it. Our pastor’s kid has it and he is never without some form of electronic device to entertain him. That should have stopped before he turned 30 IMHO.
The way you get Aspies to become more like “normies” is to practice, practice, practice. I work in a building full of them which is why we have a Mortal Combat arcade game in the break room. All of us were forced to socialize.