Caveman, let people have a chance again. Everything you need to leave your cave begins with your desire to overcome those labels and find new ones: friend, comrade, partner, learner, teacher, leader.

Study one skill and break it down into very small units. Asperger's syndrome, as I understand it, means you are very, very good at many academic subjects, it's the social and interactive "subjects" that you now will set about learning, practicing, and ultimately mastering.

Friendship, for example, requires a set of skills. One skill is responding to a direct interest in you or what you know by another person.

Person: Gee, you're really good at mental math.

What just happened? This is an opening move, like in chess, now it's your move. There are many moves available to you.

You: [sit up and look at person, smile]. Thanks, and yes, I like how equations work.
or
You: (knodding, smiling) Thank you. Are your good at math, too, or something else?

Remember, life is mostly a mix of skill sets, and you have many strong ones already that can be put to use to learn the rest.

Start slow and celebrate small gains in skill,

Revu2