I'm confused... help me :)

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OK so i'm undiagnoised AS.
I have alot of traits(such as significant difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests), apart from High IQ. (i only have average IQ)
I'm not interested in things i thought i kinda should be into like that RPG Second Life doesnt appeal to me at all.
Or is me having strange interests part of my AS?
Does anyone feel the same as me?
Please give me your opinion Thanks!

I think we need a little more information, because frankly, I'm not even sure what the question is.

More information is indeed required, but from what little you offer I'm going to bet that you are holding onto a number of misconceptions about Asperger's and autism. We are not all super smart, gaming freaks and computer geeks, not by a long shot,

One reason that I feel uncomfortable to accept AS is the stereotyped view of it. I'm also not super smart, and I don't have a stereotypical autistic super ability either. Nevertheless, above average IQ is not a criterion of AS.

"Strange interests" is probably more in the eye of the beholder or whomever defines the mean for the population at hand. When I was six I used to pretend I was part of the Allied Army in Europe when I played 'war'. Not your usual fantasy for a six year old but I never saw a problem with it.

Kind of wish I knew more about Patton before I started pretending I was him though.

i recommend you first do some of the tests found on this site; especially the rdos.net one; after you get those results, you'd have a much better idea of whether or not you might be AS

I did the test and scored: 41
and people who score 32 or higher could meet the diagnostic criteria for mild autism or Asperger's.
I still feel abit like i have difficulty functioning in my everyday life or maybe i dont?
How could i define that?

Yes that is what i meant i'm obv got a number of misconceptions about aspergers and autism.
I understand now why i'm not super smart now because like you say we not all are
thank you wavefreak58

I dont mind accepting AS but just i didnt fit the stereotype but obv just because i dont have above average IQ means i still can have AS regardless of IQ. Thanks OJani

IQ is not a very good measure of intelligence for autistics. The way we think can be VERY atypical and IQ measures 'normal' thinking abilities. There are numerous threads here that address that topic.

Another issue is that your innate intelligence can be masked by other co-morbid issues such as depression, sensory issues, perceptual differences, expressive communication difficulties.

You should concern yourself with figuring out where your strengths are and forget about your IQ. You may find that there are some things you can do VERY well, especially once you learn to compensate for your weaknesses.

One thing I found easy, and I am not sure if this is ASD or not, was gaming the tests (IQ, personality, etc.) so the validity of any given test, for me at least, is a little suspect.

What do you mean by 'gaming' the test?

Looking for what the questions are trying to discern and then answering in a way that colors the test one way or another. For instance with MBTI I might pattern myself ESTP which is well out of my actual testing when I am honest.