Anyone has a story similar to me?

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I didn't realized I never had a real friend, never kiss a girl, never had a girlfriend, never had a real life period until my mid 18s
I discovered I had Aspergers when I was 16
A mom who couldn't see the signs (I didn't talk until I was 3 and I was in diapers until 5. My mom thought I was just lazy)

It's common for both autistic and neurotypical young men to get to your age and have little to no romantic experience (despite what they might say). People have different ideas of "friends" so it's hard to say how many people truly have friends and how many friends they have. I THINK (I don't have any data to back this up) that neurotypical people are more likely to call people "friends" when it might be more appropriate to say something like "acquaintance" or "classmate."

It is pretty common for autistic little kids to take awhile to potty train and have other developmental issues. My personal opinion is that this is because they are handling other developmental things and what might seem important to most people is relegated to a less important milestone to the autistic child. For example, let's say that a little kid is having trouble with sensory overload, which makes him feel like he's being attacked all the time. It may be more important for that child's wellbeing to build coping mechanisms such as stimming or withdrawing when overwhelmed. Someone will eventually change their diaper, but it may be that no one understands them well enough to rescue them from the sensory overload.

Plus, I am currently potty training my two year old. He is neurotypical. I have to train him early because he's abnormally large and won't fit into training pants anymore. Picture The Hulk as a toddler and that's my little boy. But anyway, it's really, really hard to potty train some kids. If I couldn't talk to my kid and he couldn't talk back to me, or if he was dealing with sensory issues and other common autistic differences, there's no way I would try it at this age.

If I had to guess, I would say that your mom feels guilty that she "failed" with some of your developmental milestones, so is blaming you because she secretly feels SHE is to blame. Really, no one is. You sound to me like you are on track.

I'm 19 (not sure why it says I'm 20) and I didn't have real friends until high school, though that was mostly due to the school district I transferred away from. I've also never dated because even though I'm probably asexual I feel romantic attraction incredibly strongly and it makes it hard to have normal interactions with guys I'm attracted to. I guess that's a thing neurotypical people have to deal with as well, but for some reason they manage to do things like flirt. How?!

At the age of 16, I was diagnosed with AS.

I was selectively mute and lived in my mind world until I was almost 10. There was a lot of arguing and chaos at home so my parents loved me for being silent and playing by myself even though my teachers kept telling them that I was silent and not present in class. I never had friends in school until I was 16 and was in a lot of pain all the time. I never got any help until I left home and got my own health insurance. I'm still the favorite child but I can't be around my parents without remembering the neglect and suffering.

I have never dated or kissed a boy. my dad has aspergers and most don't notice; he has taught me well. Just not well enough. But I'm getting better at socializing, well.. trying.
Why does small talk exist..

I was diagnosed with AS when I was 13.

Eh about the same as you

I'm 22 (almost 23) and have never had a kiss or a significant other.