Strong suspect of Aspergers!

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Hello everyone! I recently have looked into Asperger's and I have seem to have noticed that I fit MANY of the symptoms after researching for an extended period on the subject. I took an online test from a site called RDOS - and scored 186/200 (which to the site indicates that I strongly do and the result chart points highly to Asperger's in all areas.)

The only thing keeping my mind in question is this: Up until the 11th grade I had virtually no friends at all and was, and still am the "Odd one". Since the start of 6th grade I had nobody there to talk to for anything and spent all my time doing the one thing I really only cared for, and that was Video Games! At the start of 11th though I had met my girlfriend who I currently still dating, and she introduced me to a lot of the "Dorky people" at my school and I have no problems talking with them and being friends with them at all! But anybody who is not extremely nice or "dorky" per-say, I get so nervous and blushed just talking to them! The more I get in these environments the better I seem to improve in them also.

Is Asperger's still likely even though I am able to hold down certain social situations easily, (that are usually, but not always one sided conversations that others will bring up) and still have Asperger's Syndrome?

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One last question is: If it does look like that I match the symptoms is it worth getting checked out? Because all of the other issues I suffer quite badly from and other than just watching and learning right from wrong through trial and error over long-periods of time, I have extreme difficulty with simple things at times. Is their anything that can be done if I am officially diagnosed?

Thanks so much!

get a professional diagnosis ONLY if you have real health insurance which covers mental health services. otherwise, there is no real need unless you are trying to get [qualify for] government social services.

Many people on the spectrum pick up at least some social scripts at some point in their life. Some of us even manage to appear more or less "normal" if a bit shy. That you have found a group of people you enjoy socializing with is a good sign if you ask me. You are developing and refining your social skills. On the other hand, that in itself does not rule out Asperger's.

You described the people you usually hang out with as "dorky" and from my own experiences and what I have read on WP it seems that many people on the spectrum relate more easily to other people who don't quiet conform to the social norms - other people on the spectrum, nerds, dorks, whatever you prefer to call the slightly odd NTs around you.

I agree with auntblabby that a diagnosis is not neccessarily useful in all cases. For example, I'm not planning on getting one because I am well enough assimilated that I can pass for a shy NT and the things that are currently troubling me like depression and executive disfunction can be treated without an AS diagnosis. Also, a diagnosis would be hard to hide from my parents and at the moment I have absolutely no desire to talk to them about my AS.
If you have the feeling though that a diagnosis would open doors to help otherwise unaccessible to you, it might be worthwhile to get one. As I see it, that decision is highly dependent on each individual's circumstances and environment.