Being diagnosed as a female

Hi

I'm going through the diagnosis process. My actual assessment will be this upcoming August. However, this has not stopped me worrying already that particularly as a female who masks, my autism (I feel confident enough to call it that, though not yet diagnosed) will not be picked up by the assessors. I know they're professionals it's their job to know the ins and outs of autism, but I've seen a couple of horror stories on YouTube. I scored high enough on the AQ50 to be picked up by the services. 

Is this an issue that other females have found, or should I not be worrying at all?

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