There is a study of language called pragmatics. This refers to the idea that, in different settings, language may mean different things. The example my teacher gave is that, early at a get together, if someone asks me if I'm leaving, they may be hinting for a ride, whereas if a boss asked me why I was leaving early, they would be implying I should stay. Apparently, out of the 30 people in the class, I was the only person to not pick up on the implications behind these sentences. I took them at face value.
This shows two things. One, I should never study pragmatic linguistics. Two, if I keep fitting into autism stereotypes, there may be something to this whole possible diagnosis thing.
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