A little help

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I'm new here, so I hope this is the right place to post this.

When I was around 15 or 16, I began questioning my sexuality. This was before I was diagnosed with Asperger's and I had no one to really confide in due to not knowing how to bring it up (and eventually realizing that it's not exactly something that's okay to bring up). After several years of going in-between "do I like guys" or "do I like girls?" I sort of gave up on the whole thing. It wasn't until I was 23 or so that I realized I was bisexual. I admit, I do prefer women over men in the long run, but I've yet to find anyone of either gender I'd be interested in dating.

Here's my problem: my family says that if someone is gay (or bi in this case) they don't want to know. So, I have never told them because I feel that having Asperger's is enough of a "disappointment" as it is. The thing is is that I want to start dating and my parents have said that they'd be around the area where ever the date was at in case things turned sour (I can't drive). I don't know what to do. Should I tell my family that I want to date, but would rather date women right now? I just feel like I'd be disappointing them.

Now whatever is wrong with being gay or bi, darling? You're practically a mature adult now, your parents don't need to follow you around whenever you go out on a date. And anyway, being 25, you're pretty much mature enough to make your own decisions regardless of what your parents think. I'm not too sure my parents know this about me (which I really don't care if they do) but I myself am bisexual and I understand what you're going through. Although it is true that there are a lot of people who are unreasonably prejudiced against people who are gay or bisexual, I think you should choose who you want to date. Gender matters not, it's the significant other's personality and actions that REALLYmatter.
Now, I'll be honest with you, I am bisexual, but I don't date girls (for the safety of my reputation and well being). You don't have to follow my footsteps on that if you don't want to (and I don't recommend it really).
But what really matters in the case of your situation, you are 25, your parents do not have to follow you everywhere like you're a child, and YOU are the only one to determine whether you want to date men or other women without anybody else's judgments. I hope what I said is very helpful. Remember, be true to yourself and others (even if some of those others disapprove). By the way, other than the fact that autism makes one have some social issues, whatever is so disappointing about having it? People with autism can be the smartest people in the world if they follow the path of what they're passionate about. Why, Albert Einstein had autism and he's very famous for being very intelligent (his brain was, in fact, discovered to be huge!)

Oh and you're welcome totals to me about anything ^_^ I may not have been on here for too long, but I get on it very often so I know what is where

Thanks. The issue is that I still live at home (and given economic issues, will have to do so until I graduate college). While I know I'm not actually a disappointment, my issues with expressing my feelings and not understanding the emotions of others is frustrating on all sides.

I see. How high functioning is your autism? That can determine how well you can detect emotions and body language. I have very high functioning autism, so I am able to notice how someone is feeling by looking at their faces and body language (most of the time). I hope you don't find this to be a bit of bragging, but one often can't tell I actually have autism until I tell them; that is how high functioning I am.

Oh and how much longer will you be in college?