Probably not if you can be successful without, but then would you be happy? Then again not sure there is one specific way to socialize properly. Is it really improper to socialize differently than normal people...especially if you keep in mind how you could be effecting others and try and be civil/polite? I guess a lot of people still reject people if they come off as 'unusual' which can cause quite a lot of mental pain if one is sensative to rejection and being judged and such. I mean I am on the spectrum, still manage to have positive social interactions...but I cannot like act convincingly normal or mask some of the unusual things like lack of eye contact.