I have a crush on another aspie

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Ok, this is gonna be a long-one. I'm a young man with Aspergers Syndrome,Dyspraxia and ADHD. I'm currently in College, and decided to join a PEERS group, mostly to meet potential friends. I had done it once before,when I was fifteen, and the group at that time was all male. The current group I'm with is still mostly guys, but there's like a few girls too. One of them sat next to me on the first day, and We ended up talking and exchanging numbers. We found out we have a couple things incommon(we're the same age, we both like One Piece, both like art and both were in music lessons) She's really cute, smart and interesting,
I'm 5'8 (she might be around 5'5 or so) and currently in the process of losing weight, and Have lost about 15 pounds over the summer. My current goal is around 15-18 percent body fat. I've also been putting more effort into lifting , dressing well, taking care of my hair/skin. I'm also getting laser-hair removal because I have really, really bad thick, brittle hair all over my neck (a real neckbeard) that I'm really insecure about. I shave every morning because of it,and I have really bad razor pumps/pimples on my neck that make me really,really insecure.
I asked her for her discord, and she said something along the lines of "I don't really use it" which kinda got me for a minute, but she gave me her username anyways. It's now been three weeks, and she hasn't accepted my request. I'm honestly not sure if I should just take this at face value, I know we both have aspergers, and sometimes I'll mean things literally like that, but I'm still worried. We've only actually talked three separate times, despite this I genuinely got a vibe of attraction that started from our first time speaking. She smiles when talking to me, faces my direction when we talk, seems genuinely interested when I talk about my self, asks me questions etc.
I've been single for a while, and have only ever had two long-term serious girlfriends(Both in high school, one was a Aspie, and one was a super quirky,introverted NT) and I feel like all the dating advice I ever get is from people that assume I'm only interested in hyper-attractive, adventurous, party-girl type NTS(IE go to clubs/bars, escalate psychically, redpill,avoid friendzone, that kinda stuff) Honestly I rarely find myself interested in those type of girls. They can be cool and pretty, but But I have no idea how to go from here with a girl like this. I can tell that even tho she likes talking to me and might find me a bit attractive (based on the signs) she's also def shy and I'm worried about making a move too quickly, without getting to know her better. My Ex that had Aspergers was friends with me for like three months before we started dating.
Also as I mentioned before I do have the girls phone-number but I haven't texted/called her at all(i'm nervious) What exactly should I do? should I try texting her out of the blue?, should I try asking her to hangout after class? should I keep note of any specific signals or signs that a girl with Aspergers might give off to indicate interest(or the opposite) ?

It is reasonable to send a text to someone who has given you their number.

Just use the simple rule of waiting for a persons reply before sending more messages. Otherwise you might be interpreted as spammy, too keen, or in a worst case scenario - a stalker.

Hi, Thanks for the advice. Part of the issue is that I'm not sure what to text her about. I'm kinda a outlier among a lot of people with ASD, in the fact that I actually do a lot better with in-person communication . Basically I'm a bad texter

You should get up the guts to call her.

In person communication works over the phone, too.

Texting is a curse on human relations.

It's complicated. She really shy and a bit timid. I don't want to scare her off by being to forward like that. TBH the way the program is layed out is just horrible. It makes actually practing social interaction so rigid. Like We are given ONE person a week to call/text, and only that person. And we have hardly anytime in class to actually talk or chat. It's kinda BS, but finding a girl with Aspergers otherwise seems impossible.

Actually maybe. There is a bit of time before the class starts, where we are just waiting outside the room. I've considered trying to strike up a conversation during this time.

I'm a bit confused. You've already talked to her enough to know you have a lot of things in common. You've talked about exchanging numbers and talked about Discord, but you still aren't sure about striking up a conversation before class?

I think it's great that you're trying to lose weight, get more muscular, etc, etc. But here's the thing. While self-improvement is laudable, if you already have a crush, don't make the mistake of spending a lot of time preparing before you ask her out. Ask her out now.

If you're inbetween crushes and not crushing on anyone in particular, that's the time to spend a few months improving your fitness and appearance. If you commence a relationship with your crush, that's also a good time to spend a few months improving your fitness and appearance. She may love you as you are but do it for you.

Improve yourself no matter what happens, just don't use it as a way to put off asking her. I'm not saying you actually do this but I'm been in that situation of "I can't do this thing until I've completed some other goal". It was really just that the thing was making me nervous and I was subconsciously finding a way to put it off.

I Googled PEER and it looks like a good program. This may be at odds with my usual advice, but I would actually advise you to hold off on romantic overtures with other participants. I doubt the female participants are there to find boyfriends, and you could be making her anxious. If she seems friendly to you, then you should continue being friendly with her but try to focus on the goals of the program and leave romance for later.