Autism Being over diagnosed?

I must admit I can’t say I really know the answer to this one. But I do feel I should mention this, when it comes to the nhs I failed the AQ10 which I didn’t score high on but when I did the AQ50 I scored very high even on the scores of the AQ10 questions if that makes sense but I was only able to get an AQ50 from a psychiatrist and I only got to see them because I actually got lucky with a GP. But when I got the referral for the autism assessment via the local centre, I wasn’t even told how long I had to wait for but everyone had said they felt like they weren’t listened to, some say they didn’t think they were autistic though they got diagnosed and visa versa. When the right the choose thing was available I was able to get to speak with the nice GP who used my right to choose thing I was able to go with psych uk and I only waited like 5 months with them and I was lucky to get a very nice psychiatrist who even mentioned that we had built a good rapport during our session. When my parents had work done on their house, one of the workmen had three children and they were all diagnosed with autism but they all went privately. I’m in no way medically qualified in anyway to say this but those kids got diagnosed as children (all in their 20s now) but they were all able to socialise, mix, make friends, have romantic relationships etc where as I am only level 1 autistic but I suffer with sensory issues, racing thoughts, irritated super easily like I can go from 0-100 in the split second. Personally I wouldn’t say those kids were autistic at all but there again I have eupd and ptsd so maybe that’s why I struggle more. I guess my point is you just have to be lucky these days in the hope you get a good psychiatrist. If non of what I said is related to this post then please do forgive me I am still nervous with forums and speaking here is challenging in itself for me. If you managed to read this thank you 

Forgot to mention that I have also never had any friends, got bullied, never been in relationships etc so don’t know if that counts towards autism but who knows, guess you have to trust the psychiatrist if you had that good rapport 

Autism is a spectrum condition, This means that individuals on it will have varying traits and problems. I have been diagnosed with ASD, generalised anxiety disorder and social phobia. I am married with two children (one an ASDer and the other autistic). I have never had a particular problem with making friends, though their number tends to be small.

On the other hand, touching any nylon textile leaves me a quivering sensory wreck for minutes afterwards, I, relatively often, have to get off a bus at a random stop, because another passenger's perfume is unbearable. I cannot follow conversations if there is background noise. Sudden loud noises make me jump, even if I am expecting them. Noisy environments make me very tense. If I am interrupted when working, I cannot start again until some time has passed - usually 20-30 minutes. I get very anxious in most social situations, though I appear calm. I am always fully ready at least two hours before necessary for appointments or travel. If I have an appointment anywhere new, if possible, I will scout out the location beforehand, in order to reduce uncertainty. If I am in a crowded situation, particularly crowded streets, I get more and more tense until I feel like lashing out at people, to create some space around me. I never do so, but the urge to do so is strong. In moments of dysregulation, thankfully very rare, I have been known to thump my head or bite my hand.

Though my traits are not the same as yours I am fully convinced that my ASD diagnosis was valid.

I score between 37 and 40 on the AQ50 (depending on how I interpret ambiguous or contextual questions) and 167 on the RAADS-R test. On the monotropism test I score  212 / 235 , the general average is 4.51; I am more monotropic than about 86% of autistic people and about 99% of allistic people.

Autism is a spectrum condition, This means that individuals on it will have varying traits and problems. I have been diagnosed with ASD, generalised anxiety disorder and social phobia. I am married with two children (one an ASDer and the other autistic). I have never had a particular problem with making friends, though their number tends to be small.

On the other hand, touching any nylon textile leaves me a quivering sensory wreck for minutes afterwards, I, relatively often, have to get off a bus at a random stop, because another passenger's perfume is unbearable. I cannot follow conversations if there is background noise. Sudden loud noises make me jump, even if I am expecting them. Noisy environments make me very tense. If I am interrupted when working, I cannot start again until some time has passed - usually 20-30 minutes. I get very anxious in most social situations, though I appear calm. I am always fully ready at least two hours before necessary for appointments or travel. If I have an appointment anywhere new, if possible, I will scout out the location beforehand, in order to reduce uncertainty. If I am in a crowded situation, particularly crowded streets, I get more and more tense until I feel like lashing out at people, to create some space around me. I never do so, but the urge to do so is strong. In moments of dysregulation, thankfully very rare, I have been known to thump my head or bite my hand.

Though my traits are not the same as yours I am fully convinced that my ASD diagnosis was valid.

I score between 37 and 40 on the AQ50 (depending on how I interpret ambiguous or contextual questions) and 167 on the RAADS-R test. On the monotropism test I score  212 / 235 , the general average is 4.51; I am more monotropic than about 86% of autistic people and about 99% of allistic people.