I think I may be an Aspie

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I recently started college and my social problems have been bothering me more than they did in high school so after some research I thought I might be an Aspie. I have trouble talking to people I don't know well and knowing what to say to people. It's not a problem I have with people I know but all my friends I have been good friend with for years. I have trouble with eye contact when I'm speaking to people but usually not when people are talking to me. I like to have a routine but I don't get overly bothered when its disturbed. I get lost in thought a lot and accidentally ignore people. None of these symptoms used to bother me that much because I was always with my group of good friends but now I'm only going to school with one of them and I have an awful time connecting with new people. I also have an extreme interest in chemistry and am a chem. engineering major. I just thought I'd ask on here and see if anyone might be able to steer me in the right track of getting a diagnosis or if that's worthwhile for me. Thanks in advance

While I can't direct you to a place where you could get a diagnosis; what I can say is that from my opinion, the easiest to recognize trait in autism is probably the meltdowns.

Seriously. If you can tell what I mean by that just by looking at that, chances are you are. If you don't well, it doesn't mean you aren't ^_^

Meltdowns? I'm diagnosed Aspie, and I don't really get them. Sure, I have my "Asperger's rage cycle" thing, where I get so angry that I really need to just go away from everyone and everything for a little while(fortunately I've learned to recognize this) and woe betide anyone who gets in my way. My mother is like that too, except she doesn't recognize it or chooses not to, which is horrible for anyone who has to be near her, and it gets set off in her remarkably easily. I'd recommend finding a few books on Asperger's and seeing if you have any traits that match. Remember, if you do have it not all of them necessarily will, that's why it's known as the Autism spectrum.