Is this Asperger's or something else?

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Whenever I am in a crowd or with a group of people other than my family, I do this thing where I completely shut down. My shoulders lock up, I keep a straight face, I walk robotically. If someone talks to me, I only reply with yes, no or ok, and that's only if I reply in the first place. I tend to just walk away from people that bore me, and I end up scaring off anyone that I find interesting. If I see someone I actually know, I go completely out of my way just so that I dont have to talk to them. What if I forgot their name or something? What if they start crying or laughing about something that's stupid? Instead of finding out, I usually just turn around and march away as fast as I can without drawing attention.
It's not so much that I am afraid of people, though I am. It's something else, but idk what. Usually it doesn't bother me, but right now I'm kinda concerned about this affecting me later in life if I don't fix it now. Is this Asperger's? I am diagnosed with AS, but I don't really even know what it is because the way I am feels normal. How am I supposed to tell what's odd about me?

Sounds a lot like what I go through, though I don't have a name for it.

It's probably AS, generalized anxiety is considered one of the symptoms. I used to hide behind people when I was younger, and still sit at the back of the class.