Do I have Asperger's?

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I am a 26 year old male, and have recently become aware that I may have asperger's. I first became aware that something was different when I was 17. When giving instructions to a new coworker I was told that I was being rude to him and talking down to him. I was completely surprised by this and even to this day I just cant tell what kind of tone I'm using when saying something. Ive never really expressed emotions like other people do. I've never been able to pick up on cues or hints from people. This being most obvious when it comes to women. I can think back to times when one was hinting at being interested or wanting to go out, but its not until days or weeks later when I think back that a realize it. Whenever I see someone being overly excited about something I usually assume there faking it just to get attention, but I've come to realize that's not usually the case. I have a very hard time showing any emotion although I feel them I just don't outwardly show anything and also cant easily explain what emotions I might be feeling at a given time. This obviously causes problem in my marriage and my wife says I'm like a robot. I have always had an social phobia although I have been able to conquer it more as I've gotten older I still have a hard time meeting new people and making conversation.

Does any of this sound familiar? I don't seem to exhibit all the symptoms but I'm guessing that's the case pretty often?

I am not good at social situations either. Some of the stuff you posted sounds familiar. You should have it examined to determine wether it is autism or not.

Some of it sounds pretty familiar. But in some cases, when training people, it almost seems as if you are kinda programmed to do it. I remember a 17 year old telling me how to set a bun up when working at the cafeteria, while when I was training another person later that year and skimmed through the basics. I only took a minute to explain and let them ask me if they had any questions about how to serve, while the 17 year old made it seem like an art.

The best thing that you can do is if you suspect it, look into either the criteria. There are also quizzes, but I'd treat them more like a symptom check than a self-diagnosis fortune teller.