Recently someone I know who works with the Autistic population in schools told me she thought I was probably autistic. I was a late talker, probably qualified for #Hyperlexia III (thank science they identified me as #Gifted and talented instead) and I identify and evaluate social norms for their utility, then decide whether or not they're worth a damn to me in getting where I want to go. Often they're not. I recently learned#SensoryProcessingDisorder is a thing, and all the "touchy, controlling" behavior I exhibited was really just hypersensitivity (and #synethsia ). I'm also unable to identify autistic people unless they're flapping. My dad and his grandpa may be autistic, and male cousins on each side of my family have been diagnosed as such. My ex-husband had #ADHD and  #Autism and I never realized the latter until my mother pointed it out to me after the divorce. Still, given all of this (and more), why the hell would I be told I'm autistic, other than because that's what this girl was familiar with, and #Masking   isn't a term used for anyone else yet? Has anyone else been mistaken for autistic, or another issue that didn't seem like it went along with their diagnosis?