Do you feel like people don't listen/ have a AS friend?

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I always have gotten the feeling that people ignore what I'm saying more than other people. Sometimes I get interrupted mid-sentence or someone just ignores me. I've also been told I speak too quietly, yet other times I say something way too loud (ive got a knack for saying awkward things far too loud. XD).
Do you ever stutter, or talk too fast? Or forget the names of every day objects often? Or are you unable to communicate thoughts? I have difficulty with all of those. For granted not TOO bad.
Oh and does your behavior change with different people? I'm mostly comfortable one on one with close friends, may speak too fast with numerous close friends, or may not really have any facial expressions with aquaintances or strangers (yet sometimes I overdo it cause I'm nervous XD) I also get quite nervous, like, REALLY bad. XD Do you ever?
I have no idea if I might have aspergers or not, though.

Oh, and do you have any real life friends with AS?? Do you guys get along particularly well? Or is it easier with a very socially keen person?

I have several AS friends, and I get along with them better than NTs.

I have the same problems as you with communication unless I am talking on the phone, which is easier for some reason. Sometimes it's hard to understand what people are saying in person, but on the phone I never have a problem. In person, I say "what" a lot unless someone's talking real clearly. People probably get irritated at me saying "what" a lot and they don't like talking to me but sometimes they do mumble and I cannot understand what they say.
I get along with everyone pretty much the same, irl. I am more interested in my interests than socializing with people.

I don't know anyone that I could say for sure has AS. There IS a possibility that someone I knew for a brief period in the early 90s has it, but she has moved far away.

EVERYBODY acts differently around different people.
I read where forgetting nouns is an early sign of Alzheimer which upset me. From the moment I could talk, somewhere around age four I think, (I could read before I could talk) I have had trouble with remembering nouns, especially proper nouns. It can take days for me to retrieve the word. How will I know when I am going senile?
Every so often I will forget momentarily a verb, on a rate comparable to NTs, but constantly forgetting nouns is exasperating and embarrassing.
And I do get along well with people with Asperger's. It took me watching several episodes of the television show Bones to understand why some people find me irritating. I don't understand why other people don't want to learn new stuff all the time. I love it when somebody tells me stuff I didn't know before.
I also get along well with people who don't mind when other people are different than themselves. It can be hard to find tolerant people, but fortunately, in the type of church I go to, in the military and especially overseas, and in the community of those with handicapped children, I've have found many tolerant people. I can't say I have a lot of close friends, because I seem unable to do the work of maintaining friendship, but I do have a lot of friendly acquaintances.

who on bones has aspergers???

i have the same problem about not hearing people...i also exasperate people by saying what. XD i just dont hear certain words, i dont know if my ears are just always being distracted or not....i dont get jokes often either. XD. i do if they are directed to me but they often do pass over my head for the first few seconds at least. XD

The doctor called Bones and her assistant.

Is it written into the script or do they just appear to have AS? If it's written into the script, it would be interesting to watch Hollywood's interpretation...

when people are very sympathetic do you try to tone down for them if they are honest about it and kind? i sorta watch myself around people, i dont know if im that bad though. just sometimes i can get a bit innapropriate. XD

I have a friend who is PDD-Nos if that counts