What is the difference between OCD and aspergers?

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There's good evidence pointing to the fact that OCD is biological in origin, and that it can be mediated by emotional events too; it's a bit of both, whereas AS isn't mediated by emotional events (however, AS can get worst during such, so they do kinda both blur into disorders). OCD is many times thought to be a neurological disorder, just like AS.

Anyway, this is what it says "officially" (differential diagnoses of AS):

I think I may have both OCD and AS. I have typical AS style 'special interests' that I derive great pleasure from, but I also have occasional OCD O-type pure obsessions where I ruminate on something (usually related to other people) for long periods (even many months) that causes anxiety and depression. I hate ascribing all these letters to my brain (now up to AS/ADHD-NOS/OCD) it would probably sound ridiculous to anyone else -- I have to laugh at the prospect of explaining all three at once to someone.

I have some OCD tendencies, most notably that I like repetition. There are lot of mundane actions that I repeat for no apparent reason. An example might be clicking a pen to hear the noise. It's probably a form of stimming.

I'm also a perfectionist, to the point where I'd rather not do something at all if I can't do it well. That latter part has made life difficult sometimes.

The main driving force is the desire for control and stability. I think, for me, the OCD-tendencies have developed mainly as a way of coping with ADHD symptoms.

Edit: Been doing some research and I may be mistaking OCD for OCPD. Apparently the two are different. My bad...

Is it possible to have Aspergers, ADD, and OCD? I'm only officially dianosed with Aspergers, and of course the depression/anxiety doesn't help Recently I've been showing sypmtoms all three. Like i said, the aspergers is official, but not the other two. Are they just symptoms of AS or am i really that much of a mess? I feel crazy. Like i'm going iiiinnnnnnssssssaaaaannnnneeee

Yeah, that. ^^^ Pretty much sums up what I was thinking.

I have a hard time telling the difference. That is because I was told I have both. Then mom tells me I don't have OCD but yet has said I had it in the past. I wish she stop contradicting herself. It was even mentioned in my medical records too when I was diagnosed and I assume it was because I was obsessed with cleaning and I couldn't do anything else unless the house was cleaned. I always cleaned and everything had to be perfect. Plus I couldn't get my 101 Dalmatians obsession out of my head when mom made me be ashamed of it and I couldn't stop it. I guess that gave me OCD.

But it seems like I outgrew it because it went away.

Then I watched Snow Cake and it seemed like Linda had OCD because she reminds me of me in my teens about clean house. No shoes on the floor, shoes off, everything is perfect and clean. Plus she wouldn't touch the trash bags. At least I could touch trash bags. She was also autistic too and you can have both.

When I get stuck on things that are bothering me, I have no idea if that is OCD or AS. Sometimes my obsessive thinking gets so bad, I can't stop thinking about it and I have a hard time not talking about it. It's hard to move on.