What does this mean?

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So back in January I finally joined an Aspergers group! In February I had my birthday party and invited my closest friends from the group and it was such a blast! I haven't had a party that good and fun since I was 12! Two boys ended up staying the night because one was the other's ride home. We did not sleep and they stayed until 8am. During the night I developed a huge crush on one of the boys, we call him Kain, but his real name is Jordan. He has a long beard, long brown hair and gorgeous brown eyes!! I've had a huge crush on him since my birthday party! I told him I had a crush on him, he said he didn't have feelings back, but we are good friends and even he knows that! He's very special to me! We hang out a lot, he spends the night at my house maybe twice a month and we have up all night parties, we go out together as friends, we hang out in group, he drives me home from group, we text and we talk on Facebook and Skype! I'm also hanging out with him after group this Thursday! He's very understanding, smart, extremely intelligent, and overall gorgeous!! !

So, before I was talking to him on FB chat, and I asked him if he hangs out with me because he feels sorry for me because of my past with horrible people I thought were my friends, or because he enjoys my company. He said he hangs out with me because its something to do! What does that mean? Does that mean he's using me when there's nothing better to do? That answer had me thinking! Sometimes he hurts my feelings by not answering my messages that he read already, sometimes when I say "hi" on Skype he's never there, and sometimes I feel like he just ignores me! He gives me mixed feelings and signals about our friendship! But what does, "I hang out with you because it's something to do" mean??

I posted this on Facebook, but of course nobody helped me or answered me as usual!

It sounds like his saying "because it's something to do" wasn't very tactful. It's conceivable that he was just trying to be jokingly nonchalant in answering your question, and that he does indeed enjoy your company. But it's also very possible that he was just being excessively blunt. You said you met him through an Aspergers group, and some people with Aspergers tend to be unusually blunt. The fact that he doesn't always answer you when you try to initiate a conversation could simply be due to the fact that he doesn't always have the time to respond when he initially reads your messages and forgets to respond later. Or it could mean that he doesn't always wish to talk to you.

It's hard to tell exactly what's going on here, so I don't want to give you any definitive advice regarding whether you should consider this guy to be a good friend or not. What does seem pretty clear though is that he's clearly not interested in a romantic relationship with you, but that in and of itself doesn't mean that he doesn't value your friendship. But if you haven't gotten over your crush on this guy, I would suggest you try to do so. I hope this situation works out for the best for you.

I really should get over him because I messaged him on Skype and he signed off! If he doesn't wanna talk to me he should just tell me! He's rude! I'm very sensitive and I get offended easily, and I take things personally!

I think he feels overwhelmed by the frequency of you contacting him. When he doesn't answer or signs off, it means he isn't in a mood to communicate/deal with you. The reality is like this... I have been there before many many times. This usually ends when the other person gets so fed up, s/he just cuts me off entirely.