Oh gosh, I didn't expect answers so quickly.
It is me waiting for dx of AS so I am not discriminating against anyone!
Yes Dusty, that's me too. Honest, loyal, diligent, reliable, totally dedicated to any and all animal under my care.
Yes, I'm a good groom, currently sole paid carer for two 17hh horses (no riding) while their owner resides at her business a few miles away.
I'm 45 years old, always been different, weird, eccentric. A few months ago refered for AS DX.
Always my dream to work with horses but never confident or forward enough. No education or training, all self learnt from books and fell into being paid (still can't quite believe it nearly three years later!) looking after these two by pure chance. Gone from a day here and there to two and three tiems a day 7 days a week. Now added another two morning duties at the same yard and wondering if I could fulfil my childhood dreams/adult fantasies.
Had several on loan/shared/ ad-hoc free help for rides over the years, owned my own pony for 12 years until she passed 5 years ago. Never confident enough to put myself foward but always ended up helping other owners out with themand more importantly 
their horses and ponies, being very happy.
I now have much more confidence after dealing with these two and seeing the massive changes in the neurotic WB due to my care and handling so I'm trying to plan the rest of my working life to suit me best. This is where I feel 'complete'.
Sadly not very good in conversing/interacting with people. Like a wary animal. I get better as I learn to trust someone but it takes time. Selective mutism means I can't converse at times but I'm better with direct questions and passing on information so can seem 'robotic?' a lot of the time.