Klingon Aspie?

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Whenever anyone talks about Aspies in Star Trek, Data and Spock are invariably brought up. But I was thinking today - what about Worf?
Before everyone posts that I'm full of s**t, let me explain myself:
When Will Riker was serving on a Klingon Bird Of Prey in STTNG, he had commented on how the Klingons on board were laughing and socializing; very different from Worf, who was always very solitary.
Worf always seems to be socially obtuse when dealing with other crew members. Considering that he had been raised by humans since early boyhood, and had been exposed to the multicultural world of the federation for his whole adult life, one would think that he would be better equipped with dealing with his peers.
When he had served with Klingons during the power struggle between pro and anti federation factions, Worf had found himself completely different from the hard drinking, hard fighting Klingons who he thought were showing a complete lack of discipline. Even among his own race, Worf is a stranger.
Worf has had a lifelong obsession with being a Klingon, eating only Klingon food and living by Klingon code of honor since childhood. Even as a federation officer, he is obsessed with being a Klingon warrior. Something very Aspie-ish about that sort of life long obsessiveness.
Worf has problems even dealing with his own son, Alexander, who he expects can simply understand the Klingon code of honor as easily as he does, which only serves as a wall between them.
If you disagree, please, feel free to show me the error of my ways. If you agree, and can provide even more examples, again please post a response.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

I'm going to be a d!ck here & say I think Worf has those traits because he was raised by humans instead of his own kind. He was trying to live like a Klingon when he was living amongst humans so he withdrew from them. He has a hard time socializing with fellow Klingons because he didn't get to learn those social relationships as a kid. He feels like he's an outsider.

I think Odo from DS9 has some Aspie characteristics too & he's the StarTrek character I relate to most. I think he was more of a Schizoid with Obsessive Compulsive Personality instead of an Aspie thou but a lot of those characteristics overlap with AS. He was very preoccupied with order & routines. He sat at the same table at Quark's everyday watching people instead of socializing with em. He at & drank the same stuff when he was was a human. He didn't understand the point of relationship including friendships & romantic. He had a very hard time being close & affectionate with Kira when they were kind of together.