Is this (egotism) a problem with most Aspies?

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I believe a lot of aspie egotism comes from difficulty with changes. Difficulty in trusting people and the pure energy consumption in letting another being with "strange" opinions into your world. It's a short-term effective selfdefense mechanism to let yourself believe you are superior and have no need for the other person. Long-term results are quite catastrophical though with lots of aspies being loners just aching for friends but not being able to understand others or let go of their fragile selfimage as superior. It's simply all some of us got.

Good point. I am humble about my abilities generally, but when somebody is talking about something they know nothing about it can drive me crazy.

No, I'm not egotistical, but when I'm around my immediate family I can be very stubborn and forget to treat them like human beings. Not a good thing, obviously.

All of the things your describe are egotistical in nature, but some are also flat out mean. Sarcastically mocking the intelligence of another is bad behavior. Thinking that you are right and telling someone else they are wrong (like being a passenger in a car and telling the driver that they shouldn't be speeding) is still an egotistical endeavor, but it doesn't carry the weight of mean intentions with it.

yes, many aspies are like this.

i realized that i was like this myself, and worked hard on fixing it.

reasons why aspies can be like this:
1. they are unaware they are being condescending
2. they feel the need to compensate for their lack of social skill
3. they want to very much receive recognition for their intelligent

I've only met one aspie who seemed to think so greatly of themselves. Most come off as earnest and frequently insecure.