I might be on the AS and my mom didn't take me seriously...

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Well since finding out, which wasn't when I was diagnosed because my mum kept it from me, I haven't told anyone. One reason is because no-one has asked why I'm different, although they all know I'm different because they talk about me, and the other reason is because when we do speeches at school next year, I will do mine on Asperger's and that's when I plan on doing the "big reveal" and tell my whole class.

Maybe the real reason why we don't want to tell anyone is because we are afraid of how others will think of us. Sure some can already see how we are different, but to be on the safe side we don't bother telling anyone else unless it's someone very close. That's the only time I would tell someone and who knows the possibility of that person having AS is... 25/100 a reasonable guess. Also before your parents or someone told you did you think you were just a normal person, cause that's what I thought the only thing I didn't understand was why I can't look at a person in the eyes.

I brought it up with my mum and with my only female friend and at first they both thought it was a joke. Then my mum said "You might have it, but it doesn't matter, you're happy like you are." and my friend has started calling me a paranoyd and making fun of me.
It's really funny that someone could think to know that I'm happy better than I do.

@Coconuts-
Just had literally that exact same experience with my mom. I think she's afraid of finding out that I'm not really as happy as I pretend to be. I'm pretty useless at talking about anything emotional or "real" with her (or anyone else for that matter), so I'm not sure how to bring it up again and let her know that having AS really is causing problems.

Yeah. I didn't think of that, but I'm pretty bad at talking about my negative emotions too, while I tend to talk about things that make me happy a lot so I probably look like a very happy person.
Probably the solution would be opening up a little and talk about what makes me feel bad, but it's so hard to explain

It may be that your mother is denying your AS because she is concerned. Right after i was diagnosed my mother proceeded to the local library and picked up a book on autism. she then sat down and started crying. she told me that once the diagnosis was official the situation became very real for her and she knew what kind of difficulties i would face further on in my life and it was making her very sad. It could be that your mother is having the same problem and once she admits you have aspergers all of it's ensuing complications and difficulties also become very real.

My mother doesn't seem to care either; I told her (a few months ago, after I had a crying meltdown) that I think I have it, and she said we'd try to get to the bottom of it- since then, she's avoided talking about it with me. I talked to my GP about it, and actually seemed quite sympathetic towards me; we talked for over 45 minutes about my issues, like I had recently been depressed with my life. She told me to go home and write down why I think I have AS, and to come back to her with the list. She also said she's going help get me a referral, soon.

What you should do is keep pushing the issue; talk to a sympathetic ear, or anyone that'll listen, to at least put your mind at ease.- You don't want keep it bottled up inside and become depressed...I know how that feels, and it's NOT a nice feeling.

"I might be on AS"

Sounds like a neat drug, where do you get it?

Sorry, bad joke.

A 'GP' is the abbreviation of the phrase 'General Practitioner'. In the UK, this word is used to describe a doctor that has their own practice/clinic; in simpler terms, they are what are called 'family doctors'.

...hope that helped!