Hi Hope
welcome to the forum! I guess it feels a bit intrusive to have your child "watched"? Try to relax if you can (I don't mean to sound patronising here). having aspergers isnt big and life threatening at all. Are the doctors/teachers etc making it out this way? There are so many positive traits to aspergers and you probably see these in your child as well as any negative behaviours or traits. Its really ok to feel shocked, invaded or sick, especially if you dont have a full understanding of what aspergers means (Im making some assumptions here - sorry if they are incorrect).
The doctors/teachers arent turning anything around against your child. Take a look at my daughter. She most likely is an aspie too. She is academically ahead of her peers by 4 years (she's nearly 8). She is excelling very quickly in music lessons and can sing very well with a flare for harmony. She is friendly, charming and so loyal to her friends. BUT she has other problems and as she grows these will need to be addressed and perhaps additional support may be needed. Her logic defies any common sense. She cant see how or why people get upset but she gets so upset if her behaviour is the reason. She is starting to see things which arent real, talk to non-existent friends, obssesses about the cats and bright colours, lines up all the toy cars over and over and over again, starts a million tasks and completes non after forgetting that any of them were started... the list goes on.
If you child has aspergers, its ok. It means that he/she will probably have specific talents, but other specific problems too. Having the label nowadays means getting access to additional support right through school and through university. Support which most students dont get and arent even aware of.
Ask as many questions as you can, read about aspergers and what it really means, not what the papers/press say.