Telling a NT friend I have Aspergers. Panicking. Help.

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So, a long time ago (well, not that long. About a year now), I was talking to a friend of mine, and out of the blue he asks, "do you have Aspergers?". I, of course, lie and say no. Not that I'm ashamed of it, it's just that I didn't know him too well at the time, and I didn't know what sort of preconceived notions he had about it, and didn't want any applied to me. I, however, was really bothered by the fact that A) I lied, and B) the fact that he figured me out while I felt I had adapted very well, and this has been bothering me since. So, I got to the point where I felt that I couldn't take it anymore, so I texted him saying I had something to talk to him about, and asked him to call me back when he could (he's busy now, and in a different state, so a phone call now or a face to face meeting any time soon is out of the question), and I'm feeling a great deal of anxiety about the call. I don't know what I'm even asking for, but help anyways please. Any similar experiences?

Just tell your friend the truth. I'm sure he would understand.

whats bothering you is your aspie drive to tell the truth, along with the aspie drive for disclosure. both are very normal.

you can still tell the truth but it doesn't have to be drama. just wait until you next talk with him and casually mention it. if he's NT, it won't be a big deal.

You have to think about the fact that he even knows what an Aspie is. That means either he has it himself, or he already knows someone that has it. Either way he thought that you were close enough to ask, so he probably won't be freaked out by it. If he's not one himself, he probably just wants to ask you some questions.

Just think of how good it will feel to have finally said something. What a relief!

This is correct. He called me back, and we had quite a lengthy and informative discussion. As it turns out, one of his fairly close friends from back home has Aspergers syndrome, so he was familiar enough with certain behavioral patterns common with Aspies to deduce that I was one myself. As skittish as I was about having this entire conversation, he seemed to be very understanding, and simply wanted to know more. The conversation has lifted a large load off of my mind, and he even wants to get me in touch with his friend, as neither of us have even talked talked to any other Aspies to the best of out knowledge.