I always thought I was on the spectrum, but now I don't think so. Either way a diagnosis doesn't define who I am. I have had a lot of issues with making excuses why I cannot do something because I have some handicap preventing me. Now, I know nothing of how autism effects your ability to recognize your emotional state, but try stopping yourself from making excuses, and see how it works out(this is just my own experience, and I'm not trying to come off in any sort of negative way).
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I was diagnosed with
autism very late in life, when I was already old and grey. I have a lifetime of experience behind me, without ever even knowing about 
autism or that I might have it. My diagnosis of being on the Spectrum was the most liberating and empowering experience in my whole life, as it finally made sense to me of all the situations and experiences that I have had up to that point, which never before made sense to me, or to those around me. 
Autism is not an excuse for anything, but it is an explanation.