Really awful day

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I was in chemistry class, and it was a practicum. I had finished the homework two days ago, you were supposed to be doing homework or AP problem sets. I lost my calculator, had finished my homework, and am not taking the AP test anyway. I was reading a book so my chem teacher kicked me out of class. He said "If you are reading, you should go to the reading room" in angry voice.I didn't know if this was a joking warning to put the book away or if he wanted me to actually leave. I put the book away and started trying to do the
AP problem without a calculator. He told me to leave "This is not literature class." he said. I don't understand. People wer doing absolutely nothing, shouldn't they be kicked out instead of the person who is at least doing something semi educational and not bothering anyone.
This teacher really hates me because I don't take notes. (If i take notes its harder for me to actually pay attention because I'm focused on writing them neatly and correctly) and for bad handwriting. I often get zero homework grades because of bad handwriting, but still have a high B in the course due to good test grades.
This has really just ruined my entire day. I feel really lonely and I need my mom but I don't want to cry on the phone where someone will hear.

That sounds really harsh - I don't see what harm you were doing if you were just reading. I think throwing you out was overdoing it. I was reading in a class once, and the teacher actually ripped up my book - took me years to find another copy too! I hope you can get a chance to talk to your Mom in privacy soon. If your teacher knows of your diagnosis, then he ought to make a few allowances for you. If he doesn't know, maybe telling him would make him ease the pressure on you? Maybe discuss that possibility with your Mom.
Anyway, I hope tomorrow will be nicer.

I don't know. He frightens me, as do confrontations in general. I don't know if he knows what AS is, he is not a native English speaker and his english skills are so-so, and I doubt my ability to explain it for myself.

Couldn't you get a school counsellor or the principal to do it for you? I would have thought it was their responsibility to support you, and you sound like you need support. They presumably have to get things across to him regularly, and know how to approach him.