I think the person I sit next to in health is an aspie!

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I hope I'm not mistaken, but he might be! And this of course has me happy because I've been curious to find an aspie in real life.
In our health we take a lot of tests and stuff that tell us more about ourselves, like myers-briggs stuff, and EQ tests, as part of the learning and stuff. His EQ score was really low (lower than mine even), and like, on our myers briggs stuff, i was looking at his and his scores definitely gravitate towards aspie-range. like a really low range of emotion, and complete introversion, completely thinking oriented. It was odd because he got like, 0 on one side and then full points on the other in many of the areas.
I've noticed he stims, and he also has what would be considered "odd" eye contact. He tends to just stare into your eyes, or not look at you at all. He's SUPER analytical, and a really diligent worker. He hardly speaks (like, seriously he is so fricken quiet, and has a quiet voice). And he doesn't seem to be up to date on hygeine (he smells a bit). He's very socially awkard. He gets as as nervous as me in front of people (LOL, we had to do a skit together....It was a disaster. It wasn't so bad though, I asked him if he was nervous and gets scared in front of people, and he hesitated, and I said I get super scared, and he seemed a bit comfier after that), and he stutters a bit. I don't think it's because English is his second language. He has a stronger Korean accent than his brother because he simply doesn't talk.
Could I have found an aspie? Or is it just because he's Asian? (not racist comment btw.)

He could well be. Possibly if you mention that you are, he might say that he is.

Technically I have no official information to back up my being so. I don't know if he'd know he was. Could I just ask him? Or would he take offense? He may not. He seems pretty easy to talk to.

Of course there are many other possibilities.
But being a diligent worker is always a good thing (maybe I am mistaken and it means you literally stab people in the back).

He probably wouldn't know what you were talking about. So few people know what AS is. Unless he's got an official diagnosis...is he an immigrant or a native? A lot of traits considered quite Aspergian in Western culture are much closer to what's considered normal politeness in Asian societies, though I don't know if or how that might affect his test results. Interesting mystery.

Well he's from Korea but he's been at our school for a loonngg time. His brother is like, the exact opposite of him. I'm sure it's just his personality. He probably wouldn't know what it is.

Ursaminor, what do you mean with:
"But being a diligent worker is always a good thing (maybe I am mistaken and it means you literally stab people in the back)."
??

I meant I am not sure what diligent means.
I said it was always a good thing, but then I thought it might not be good, and stabbing people in the back is not a good thing.

But I'm a tad confused about where stabbing people in the back came in.