Telling people that you're an Aspie.

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Hi,

Having only recently discovered my AS, I was wondering how I should go about telling people, or if indeed there is any need for me to do so.
I have had the same group of friends for between seven and three years; I've known some for longer than others. Whilst I am most comfortable amongst my chosen company, they have all passed comment or mentioned my distinct social ineptitude, varying not knowing when to stop talking about something to interupting the conversation with a story of my own. Although I feel comfortable with these people, this is due to a lot of effort over the past few years from myself to try to amend my social skills. I struggle massively with people I do not know, although I feel this aspect of socialisation is not nearly as crippling as it was in early life. As I mentioned at the start, I only discovered that I most probably have AS recently, and I only refrain from getting a professional diagnosis due to the fact that I believe that I am coping with it quite well. My parents never had me tested as a child although I showed some distinct signs of AS - I had a somewhat sophisticated grasp of grammar and language from the moment I started to speak. My test results (35-ASQ, and 168 on another Asperger's self diagnostic test) show that my High-Functioning Asperger's is mild compared to some cases, but that there is a strong likelihood of the diagnosis being accurate.
As this is the case, and as I feel that I am slowly becoming less socially crippled, I'd like some objective opinions on whether I should bother disclosing this information to the people I know, and If so, how I should go about doing it. My friends are rather fickle, and are likely make jokes, which is the main reason I'm not sure about telling them.
Thankyou!