online asperger test??

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Ok so a lot of people on this site have a little thing under their post that has an "aspie score" (I think its called the signature)
I am diagnosed with (mild) autism and I didn't know much about aspergers so I just took the test cause I was curious and when I started answering the questions I was thinking "everyone does this??" I answered them all honestly and I just kept thinking "what the heck these questions are too relatable." I kept thinking this is what everyone goes through and I got more and more freaked out.
At the end I got this score:
Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 195 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 18 of 200
You are very likely neurodiverse (Aspie)

I was never diagnosed with aspergers they just told me I had mild autism. I'm not even sure if they are the same thing or if there is a difference between them.
is it possible that I was misdiagnosed or should I not take this test so seriously.

Asperger's and autism are essentially the same thing, especially since they removed the Asperger's diagnosis from the DSM 5 when it came out. I was diagnosed with "autism level one" which would have been Asperger's if I'd gotten the diagnosis via the DSM IV. I would't put too much stock in that test if I were you, it's far less valid than the real diagnosis given to you by your doctor.

Ever since the DSM V, the disorder formerly known as "Aspergers Syndrome" was added to the autism spectrum. People who get diagnosed nowadays in Canada, the US, and other countries that use the DSM usually get diagnosed as something like "autism spectrum disorder without language or intellectual impairment", like the diagnosis in my signature.

Yes, it sounds to me like the Aspie test is confirming the diagnosis that you already have.