I have come to realize that I probably DO have Asperger's

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@Exhumed

That was simply the statistics case for aguing that you *might* have not been actually aspergerian. That does *not* mean that you don't have aspergers, that just means there's a fair likelihood that someone with all the information you presented online was actually neurotypical. I never said that you *didn't have aspergers*, I just simply expressed my doubts.

Anyways, to the posters so far, it'd obviously be far too complex to explain the statistical basis for the calculator and, even if I did, I'm not exactly sure you'd understand it (First, you must take Linear Algebra and Statistical Analysis.). Furthermore, it's not even worth my time. So, I'll just leave with this statement that demonstrates the essence of it.

"96% of people with your pattern of scores were professionally diagnosed as having aspergers."

Another point inspired by the last two other comments: people really often do represent themselves differently online than in person. Not in a deceitful way, its just different writing on a forum than it is interacting in every day life. I have no clue one way or another how I seem online, but I know one thing is for sure: I can come off as opinionated (which I am, but I rarely vocalize it in real life). I also have extensive vocabulary which I use in my writing. When a person sees me and actually speaks to me, I am clearly autistic and have a lot of difficulty with verbal speech even though I know the words inside. That is why I think it is important for people to be professionally evaluated (if they plan on sharing their diagnosis in the real world with schools, jobs, etc).