Asperger's or NT...what the heck am I?

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Hello! I've just introduced myself on the forums, but I am very unsure if I have Asperger's or that I'm just neurotypical. Now, I am diagnosed (formally) with ADHD-inattentive type and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but I'm just wondering if I have some form of autism or if I'm just normal.
The unusual aspects about me that make most of my peers say, "you're strange", is my seriousness. I'm not saying that aspies don't have a sense of humor, but I rarely tell or laugh at a joke. Ever. I don't really understand sarcastic or lewd jokes, and when I do make a joke, nobody really gets it until they think about it for a long time. I have trouble approaching other people unless I know them or think that they're suitable enough (by that I mean kind, caring, and shown to have no criminal record or malice), and when I do talk to someone, I am accused of being a misanthrope (which I might become if people don't make the effort to understand me). I have a tendency to take jokes literally (e.g. two people were talking about having sex with their dogs or something, and I just shouted, "bestiality is legal?" and they just stared at me). I have also been prone to stare at people for no reason and I don't realize that I'm staring, but that's probably just one of my quirks.
I don't really have the proficiency with technology that news reporters everywhere associate with Asperger's, but I do have an obsession (and minor ones that change) with medical things. I've had that, supposedly, since I were a baby. My parents believe that my obsession is normal, and that I'm one of those weird artsy kids.
I have more trouble with personal space than most people; it took me until middle school to figure out the appropriate distance in which to stand. I have trouble with my handwriting and most other fine motor tasks, and all of my doctors have noticed that I have a crooked, clumsy, and unsteady gait. Whether it's normal, a sign of neurological problems, and other things, I don't know.
I have been called brutally honest by most family members; I can and will say things that I know are true and I don't really care if they're angry or offended; shouldn't they want to correct their behavior?
Yeah, I'm probably somewhere on the spectrum, from what I think, and most people don't really see it (aside from my sister, who is my closest friend since forever).
Ah, well, you can tell me what you think. Thanks.

I think it's quite difficult for anybody to say definitively, including doctors. That said, it does sound like your on the spectrum.

Do you consider your memory to be better relative to other people?

I'm not qualified to give you a diagnosis but it is very possible that you are on the spectrum. Not every aspie is good with technology that is just a stereotype. At the same time, you have many traits in common with people on the spectrum. If you are concerned about it you should make an appointment with a psychologist who can diagnose you and possibly treat some of your symptoms if they bother you.

I'm a firm believer that ADHD-I and AS are the same condition diagnosed by different specialists. Hyperactivity (traditional ADHD) is no relation at all.

It'd pretty telling that the defacto guide for ADHD (driven to distraction) doesn't even mention aspergers or autism.

Here is a short extract from the ADD without hyperactivity from the above book a written by the experts on ADHD:

"These are the kids - often girls - who sit in the back of the class and twirl their hair through their fingers while staring out of the window and thinking long, long thoughts. These are the adults who drift off during conversations or in the midst of reading a page..."

this kind of thing goes on for several pages and I still fail to see any real differentiation Between ADHD-I and AS. There doesn't seem to be any real harm though as the treatments and outlook are similar too.

Jason

You're you

OP: I am inclined to think that you are one of us. Consider taking the AQ test.

^ I got 38 on ye test.

What does that mean?

That your almost certainly not NeuroTypical.

Congratulations!

I got a 32 on that test... as with everything, it tells me I am right on the edge.

ADHD is considered neurotypical? if you've been diagnosed with that you can't be neurotypical at least in my opinion because that would mean you function normally.