borderline aspergers

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I suspect I'm in that middle region too where I might or might not qualify for an AS diagnosis. I stim a lot. I tend to get obsessed in things I'm interested in. I'm socially introverted and sometimes a little awkward (e.g. I might not know how to react in some social situations). I can go on and on and on about a topic I care about. I don't make a lot of eye contact. My timing in conversation is sometimes off. I'm not always great at appropriately expressing my emotions (I'll overreact or I'll shut down, for example). I have been told that people have wondered if I was "a little autistic." I seem to have a fair amount of ADHD-Inattentive traits too.

At the same time, I seem to do OK with recognizing facial expressions and such. I don't seem to have major sensory issues. I can grasp figurative speech much of the time (though I almost always see a mental image of the literal meaning). I definitely have plenty of AS tendencies, but does that mean I meet the diagnostic criteria? That I can't say for sure. Part of it for me is that I don't know how I come across to others, aside from being told that I do come across as being a little different.