At my wits end, what should i do?

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Do be careful about dietary recommendations. People will swear by one supplement or another, or one dietary style or another; but in reality, the only important thing is eating food that agrees with you. Usually, that means as much variety as you can tolerate, and food that's not been overprocessed. Of course you should also avoid anything you're allergic to and can't digest, and not eat too much or too little, but it's actually pretty simple, provided you have enough money to buy nutritious food and the ability to prepare and remember to eat it.

Lemme be clear here: Diet does nothing to change autism. You can eat the strictest, most healthy diet, everything exactly right, and you'd still be as autistic as you always were. What you can do is improve your general health, which means more energy to cope with stuff, and that can make it easier to live with a world that isn't made for autistic people, easier to learn, etc.

Improving your general health is a good recommendation for anybody with a disability or a mental illness, but in the case of autism and most other disorders, there's no direct effect--it only means you have more to work with when you put into practice the skills that directly help you.

I agree with the previous posts that you cannot change your hard-wiring with supplements or diet - but rather strive to have balanced nutrition so you can be the best you can be. I really do think fish oil is a worthwhile supplement for anyone but it is not going to change your life forever, only just to help achieve a more balanced diet. And just maybe there is something to
current research suggesting that it really can benefit with certain issues - but you should do your own homework and decide for yourself. Obviously you cannot use it if you have fish allergies, etc

And I really do think that you could benefit from a book on ADD such as the one mentioned.
It is a self help guide and whether you have AS, and/or ADD, or none of the above you could still benefit from the tricks and tools for better organization and concentration. You do not need a diagnosis to use the tools to get better coping skills for your current circumstance - which may just be as simple as having too much on your plate and stress.