Has anyone ever got this before?

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One thing I've been getting from a lot of people is that I don't often care about stuff they do. I wonder if that's a part of autism or something?

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There does tend to be a little bit of insensitivity as to what is going on around you. For some reason, at least in Asperger Syndrome, the thoughts/feelings of others do not always compose your collective experience in a situation. Perhaps you're like me and just have a hard time showing you really are interested. I got that from one of my friends today; she thinks that sometimes I just don't seem to care when actually I do. Perhaps I'm too calm in stressful situations, perhaps I'm too stressed to see what's going on with everyone else, I don't know, but sometimes, from the outside, it doesn't always look like I care.

Hope that helps.

not necessarily. Sometimes NTs aren't interested in things we are, but sometimes they are.
It's probably the degree of interest that's different.

Not everyone can be interested in the same things! I know I tune people out if they're talking about something that doesn't interest me. I can remember my parents tuning me out because they weren't interested in what I wanted to talk about too! I'm sure there are others with similar stories.

I think that has something to do with it, I get that a lot =/

And also, NTs are really good at faking interest when they have absolutely none at all

People have`nt told me, but I sort of fade out when they keep talking about a topic im not interested in. I try hard to act interested, and keep my attention on their topic. With one of my friends, she is a walking chatterbox, I end up having a conversation in my head while she is talking: "i have to keep my attention on the subject...oh God this is boring...keep the attention...nod... try to say something that has to do with it...keep eye contact...has she changed her haircolour again?..." At the end...I can hardly recall any of the conversation (or monologue...) I dont see her too often, she is living in another country now, but she is really nice we have been friends since five, but my bf calls it the tour of duty whenever he has to meet her.

No I don't think it is necessarily part of autism. Not empathising with others can be, but actually not caring? I don't think so. Caring about what others do depends for me on whether or not I am interested in what people are talking about/doing and whether or not I like/care about the person who happens to be talking.