Do I Have Asperger's?

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This is probably an oft-repeated question that goes 'round like a broken record, but I took a few of the longer Aspie tests and have come away from them deducing that I may have borderline Asperger's. I was also tested by a psychologist who said that my Verbal IQ score was 26 points higher than my Performance IQ, that I had bilateral motor skill deficits, and that these factors might hint at Asperger's, or at least a Nonverbal Learning Disorder. Here are some traits that I can associate with Asperger's:

-don't do well when trying to express myself to others
-am fascinated by the English language, particularly definitions and etymologies, and copy down definitions into several notepads
-make the same lists obsessively, usually of favorite musicians, movies, and friends (the shortest list)
-am concerned about the texture of things
-have more left-brained strengths than right-brained strengths
-a lot of other things on this test: http://www.rdos.net/eng/

I used to...
-interpret things literally
-have pretty big motor skills problems
-hug people by putting my cheek against the person's chest

Neurotypical Characteristics:
-good at interpreting body language
-good penmanship (not sure if that's a neurotypical thing)
-emotionally well-balanced, for the most part
-don't follow routines or have rituals

What do you think?

What did the rdos test say? The rdos test knows all.

Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 121 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 99 of 200
You seem to have both neurodiverse and neurotypical traits

The thing about ASD is that it's a spectrum 'disorder' in that it's not a binary thing that you either have or don't have, you have have some aspects of it but not others and in varying degrees. Based on what you've said and the scores I'd guess you have a bit of aspieness, but than you're not a severe aspie, just half and half kinda.