Emotional Sensitivity link with Autism? (New here)

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I've just found out I may have Autism (every symptom I've read means something really) and I was just wondering if there is a link between Autism and Emotional Sensitivity? I've had a few bad experiences in jobs and have now been unemployed for a year because I am so affraid to go back to work. I worry that if I go back to work I'll only get hurt again. Also everyone out there seems to fake and intimidating. Does this seem similar to your situation?

It would make sense to me that sensitivity goes along with aspergers. I've not been officially diagnosed, but if my self diagnosis of being an aspie is right, I know I seem to be more sensitive than other people. I could easily lose my job if I reacted in the same way that I felt about some other people's actions towards me, because I seem to take them more personally than anyone else in the company. It is a source of anxiety for me to have to put up with one particular person who always has a demeaning tone of voice. It get's my adrenaline going, but I can't say anything for fear of losing my job.
This is just one example out of many where I notice that I seem to take things more personally (more sensitive) than the average person.

Gender?

Mind you, strong tendency to overwhelm for lots - much of life input is too heavy in various ways. But for instance my wife far more emotionally sensitive as I, though I think us pretty equally spectral

I'm more sensitive than most people, and I don't handle conflict or critisizm very well. The critisizm is a bit more bearable if it's constructive. The funny thing is that I'm able to stand my ground if some kid on the street gives me a hard time for liking the 60s and related things.

I've been told that I'm way too sensitive for my own good, as well as me being called a crybaby for...well...crying over everything! I cry and anger easily, too, and it's not fun to see me depressed.

I welcome constructive critisizim, because i want to become a better person. if somebody was bagering me over something, and I was wrong then i'll admit it and adopt the right way of thinking. hopefully

I am very emotionally sensitive and I anger pretty easily.
I don't take criticism too well and as far as I know that is one of the common traits of aspies.

Yep. Sensitive. That's me. I also read somewhere autistics were prone to anxiety.

I'm pretty sensitive, I think. I have what some consider what is beyond being a "stoner's job". It allows me to recuperate and most of the time work by myself and be in my head. It also allows me to not talk as much as many other jobs. I do talk better to people nowadays though, which feels better. This job can still stress me out and my boss knows I have problems with anxiety. It some ways I feel like I lucked out with it. I do my best at it.

I'm not sure I could handle another job and interviews and all that so I have a nice homeless back up plan and think about sometimes.

I'm not sure if anyone else has this happen with music but when I listen to some songs I can feel it all over my body. Sometimes my eyes feel like rolling back. I think it might be what some might call religious experience (I'm not a member of any religious org.).
It's possible some of the time I'm doing what I'm told is "perseverating", thinking about some idea over and over, along with the music. None the less, I feel it can be real positive and it helps me as long as it doesn't interfere with focusing on the details of my life.

Thanks for all the replies.

So it seems like this is common if not essential for people with Autism. I don't like to think of myself as having Asperger's, I don't think that's me.

P.s. Do I finally have a big bunch of people to talk about Final Fantasy VII with?! I found it a life-changing experience.