Talking to parents about AS???

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I'm 18 years old and still live with my parents. For years my parents have been tressed out because of me. They say it's not my fault, but I know it's true when they complain about things that only I do (and not my sisters). Most of they're complaints are my little routines or my quirks. Like my food not touching on my plate, or doing dishes in a spacific order.
I suspect I have Asperger's. I brought it up in passing to my Step Mother about a year ago. She assumed it was just another interest of mine. . . But over the past fiew years I've taken it apon myself to diagnose myself. But now, I want my parents to see it to. I've gone to a doctor and am trying to see if she will run some tests. I just want my parents to see that all of the strange things that I do aren't my fault. I can't help it when I walk on my tippy toes and don't notice, or when i rock back and forth. . .

If any one has any advise on how to discuss this with them, please, comment soon.

As someone diagnosed at a relatively young age, I've never had much luck discussing it with my parents. Granted, I was an only child, but I've stayed similarly weird my whole life and I'm only a year older than you. Knowing what I'm dealing with helps in remedying the symptoms more than articulating them to anyone else. Most people just attribute actions to intentions, you & I included. I even get my attention stolen by conversations about other aspies in public - sometimes it just sounds like gossip to me.

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