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2 days ago, I asked my friend why I was so lame socially, yet I could never stop thinking about certain types of technology (specifically, forms of transportation such as tractors, airplanes and cars) and what are areas for advancement.
She asked if I had trouble with eye contact, and I said yes, and almost immediately knew what she was really asking, because of my previous obsessive research on Asperger's and Autism. Before she asked, though, it hadn't occured to me to apply the symptoms to myself.
I've read certain perceptions of NTs, and in some ways I resemble one. However, for 30 years of my life I was the quietest and oddest one in any group, no matter whether it was 5 people or 500. I do not understand social interaction, and, unless, the subject is that of great concepts or technology, it seems very pointless.
There's a question about whether the survey taker feels more comfortable with people or with animals or computers. I feel most comfortable with mechenical devices and my own logical approach to them.
I often have the question "What did that mean?" when conversing with somebody.
There is much more, but nothing new to anybody reading this.
I've taken a couple of tests, which either scored me as a high functioning autistic or an aspie. I don't have medical insurance right now, so a diagnosis will have to wait.

Well, it's good that you're here! Welcome to WP! I'm just 16, I'm yet to catch-up and not be a kid.

Welcome to WP!! !!

Welcome to WP, DoubleFeed!

For once you don't have to feel like the oddest one in the group!

Welcome, I and One Winged Angel are locked in eternal battle.

Took the Aspie-quiz at rdos.net.
According to it, I'm 0% NT and 0% Aspie.
I think I confused it. In doing so, I confused myself.

Just took that quiz
I got
Your Aspie score: 127 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 46 of 200
You are very likely an Aspie

al this recent thought over wheater or not I have AS is driving me mad
I think I wil go for a proper diagnosis in the new year

DoubleFeed I can kind of relate to your original post. I had a friend who was 'different' so after a few years I finally figured out that he was an aspie in the most classical way. Hand flapping, odd social interaction and he was the best computer programmer I'd ever met.

Now fast forward 4 years, and I'm at university and reading random books for fun, when I find a whole section devoted to Autism and related disorders. I read for days at a time, even at the expense of my actual studies. I could spot a few ASD behaviours in people I saw in the street now. Then I felt this sickening feeling, I realised that I exhibited some of those same behaviours. Obviously being educated in science, there was no way that I could call myself as aspie because self diagnosis is plain worthless. But that didn't stop me applying some of the coping techniques that I read about.

Anyway, enough about me.

Welcome to the site, and be sure to join in the forums. There are a lot of nice people here and I'm sure you'll feel very welcome.

Rince -
I'm not at all sure what the truth is. I'm probably not as refined of a scientist, but I do have something of a nose for when things make sense and when they don't. Me as NT doesn't make sense. Me as Aspie makes more sense but still not 100%, as there appears to be aspie actions that I don't engage in.
I've been out of place my entire life. This site's domain name is a perfect description. It is very tempting to convince myself that this is the answer. I'm tired of being out of place.
But I am still intellectually honest enough to be able to admit if I turn out not an Aspie.

DoubleFeed, which part of the world do you live in? if you don't mind me asking that is :-)

Oklahoma right now. I grew up in Texas.

Whats the weather like in Oklahoma at the moment?

I'm in the UK, and it' been really cold and foggy here for days.

It's cold. I hate it.

More research.
I find that Aspies and Autistics lack an empathetic component. I'm not entirely sure that I lack that. I can read people to a certain extent, and the more I know somebody the better that reading is. I've also found that the older I get, my willingness to care or acknowledge what other people think or feel diminishes by leaps and bounds. People simply aren't worth even trying.
But I still find that I hate social situations. I do not engage anybody in conversation, and all I want to do is get away from the people as a group, no matter how familiar I am with them individually. I wish fervently that I could fade into the wall. I button up when somebody tries to talk to me.
I'm often thought of as rude. I do not know how to respond to people.
I can hold down a 40 hour job and go to school for 40 hours, and pay the bills. I just got passed over for a raise because of a "lack of common sense/judgement". Nobody ever explains what that means beyond "you know, use your common sense!"
But there still is the moderate empathetic component. Does that rule OUT Asperger's or Autism?
I hate not knowing and not understanding, with a passion. The knowledge that I'm going to be without a yea or nay for months is irritating me significantly. I want to know.