HI, I'm not sure if i have aspergers or not/??

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Okay so I am 15 years old, and I am finding a lot of stuff making me think I have a bit of aspergers.
I was already diagnosed with dyspraxia, adhd and dyscalculia but I see a lot of traits ( so does my mum) with aspergers

So first
I have a few friends, I can't really tell when people are lying.
I find it hard to take jokes and sometimes get the wrong end of the stick. Easily confused,
Fussy about food textures, like I hate coconuts. I really hate loud noises, when I was a bit younger I was terrified of fireworks of the fire alarm drill at school because of the noise and used to cry whereas my siblings didn't. I am scared of a lot, I am overly sensitive to most stuff.
Senstive teeth, nerves touch, sounds and smell. I also pick skin a little bit but I don't have much problem with eye contact, or I don't think I do. And I can empathise with people but I can't always take sarcasm. And hate crowds, when I am in a crowd I want to cry because I don't like being touched by all of them and sometimes I don't like the smelly people. I also dislike social places, like buses and transports and have dealt with anxiety problems so I get paranoid a lot and I am also very shy and rub my hands together and bite my lips, bite my fingers a lot and scored a 30 which is apparently on the borderline on an online test. So what do you think? Also sometimes I forget what I was saying in them middle of a sentence a lot.

Tiger - so far as I understand these things, Aspergers is no longer recognised as a specific condition on the autistic spectrum.

You are clearly already on the radar of the experts who deal with these things - why don't you discuss your concerns with one of them?

Yes this is normal in AS but the combination of symptoms/behaviors are unique to everyone. Good luck

I'm going too, but I have to wait. I have an appointment at Camms in august about my ADHD tablets so I am planning on maybe saying something about it then. But I want to see if anyone else on here to see what they think first. I want to make sure it's worth discussing with the lady at Cahmms.

August is not far away - you have clearly done your research, and nobody on here will be able to disagree with your conclusion.

My limited understanding of these things tells me that ADHD is the only ASD which is treated with tablets. So far as I know, a diagnosis of Aspergers, if such a thing still exists, will offer no practical help unless you are so disabled that you are unable to deal with the practicalities of daily living.

Thank you

I just want to know because I am slightly curious and want to understand myself more I guess. You know? I also want to be a bit more understood then others.

I'd say go for a full assessment if you can or when you can. Even if you are not disabled to the point that you can't take care of yourself, like you say, self-understanding is powerful and important. AS is a spectrum, or more likely a three-dimensional matrix. In a full assessment, you will find out more about where you are in that matrix.

And you can't get where you want to go, until you know where you are (unless you are extremely lucky.)

I love what you said there!