Is insecurity an AS trait?

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I'd like to know purely because I'm a very insecure kind of person.

I believe so, but I overcame it eventually.

No. No it isn't.

AS traits can lead to insecurity... but it is not compulsory.

I think a lot of Aspies are insecure because a lot of things that come naturally to NTs don't come naturally to us, so we end up feeling lost or getting stuff wrong a lot.

I don't think it is an Aspie trait. I think it is a learned behavior that is learned as a direct result of our interaction with an NT world and its inhabitants.
And you are not alone, chinapig.

i'd like to point out that none of the asperger traits (by themselves) are compulsory

What kind of things?

Academically, since my college grades will influence the rest of my life (either directly or indirectly), I admit to being insecure.

how exactly do college grades influence your life once you've graduated? Employers rarely even ask to see your college grades.

insecurity + anxiety + low self-esteem

BE CONFIDENT AND YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

like Morpheus said, "STOP TRYING TO HIT ME AND [b]HIT ME !"

Stop worrying. There's nobody better at being you than you.

It would be hard to find a NT that didn't deal with some form of insecurities.

Well, they influence your chances of admission to the next level of schooling, for one thing.

As for insecurity, I'm sure there are lots of terribly insecure aspies, but from what I understand and from personal experience, AS can also manifest in an almost egomaniacal self-centeredness which could almost be the opposite of insecurity... then again, most people who are overly secure in their beliefs are actually, subconsciously, insecure, so it's pretty tough to pin down.

i can be insecure as well.

as for school, there is a lot of emphasis placed on what score u get in your final year of schooling here. (vic aus) as if it is the most important year of your entire school life and dictates future success.

total bull it is, if u don't score high enough to do what u want u can just sneak in the back door. as in do a course that earns u credit for the one u want to do.
my employer asked me for my score out of curiosity but it did not make any difference.

I'm a little insecure, a little paranoid, and a very skeptical person.

I'm good at hiding it though so no one thinks that about me.

Everybody is insecure to some degree. The trick is to not let it show...

but that can be hard sometimes....it is a low self esteem thing...I can be insecure about things that are totally rediculous....what's worse is when my insecurities are reenforced...

As far as I know, insecurity is not normally considered an AS trait. As for myself, I think my constant failure in social situations has lead me to withdraw and develop a low self-esteem and insecurity.