 "Dumbing yourself down" around your peers?
pj: Your predicament is more common than you may think.  There's a book called "Pretending to be Normal" it's about an aspie.  You may not be an aspie, but a lot of what the author goes through and her behaviors could be lessons for you.http://www.amazon.com/Pretending-Be-Normal-Aspergers-Syndrom...