Guys, Help! I am curious. Is this autism?

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My whole life I have been introverted. I don't like to go out with friends and I go out alone. When I was a child I played with children from times to times but playing alone felt better. I was bullied at school, being hit, harassed because my personality was different and I did not socialize like most people. I have always had difficulty communicating with people - not knowing what to say, how to say something or talking too much about certain topic and off course shyness. Shyness when I have to talk to people I don't know. For example - When in fifth grade I moved to a new school I did not talk because I did not know anyone. Everybody was new to me. But the other children instead of helping me socialize they started to make fun of me, bully me and hit me.

I am glad that it did not happen in high school. There not from the beginning, but I managed to socialize. I made friends with people from my class and from other classes. However some of the friends I made turned out to be false friends. 2 years After high school my best friend stopped replying to my texts. I don't know why. I felt this like a real betrayal.

I am still friend with some people from my class and outside but I don't want to go out with them because I feel like I don't want to. I went out with a classmate 2 months ago, but not any sooner.

I have multiple interest - Economy , Politics, Music, Science. Of course I love reading studies about those topics.

I've never had a love life. I have never kissed a girl, I have never dated and I have never had sex. That's another topic. It just never happened. I can't find a girl. I can't find a love for me. And I am nearly 22.

I like to talk more about scientific topic instead about things of simple daily life.

I make facial expressions accidentally like smiling.

Do I have autism? If so, Where I fall within the autism spectrum?

Hi Mitko, I don't think anyone here will give your diagnosis based on your brief description of your experiences. But a few of the things you mentioned are things that autistic people commonly experience. A good place to start would be to do the The Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) Test. It can be done online (I've put a link below). Of course an online test that takes 10 mins to fill out isn't a diagnosis, but at least the AQ results will give you an idea of how many autistic traits you have and if it is worth while investigating things further.

The Autism-Spectrum Quotient Test - ONLINE