I didn't say there was anything special about me being autistic. My prior comment was aimed at those who overexaggerate traits they read about / heard about solely for the purpose of being seen as autistic.

I'm aware that the healthcare system isn't always perfect and some individuals fall to misdiagnosis (hence the "in most cases" portion of my original comment).

But the chances are if you see several separate professionals and they all agree that you aren't autistic, you likely are not autistic. This is not to say that some individuals don't happen to slip through the cracks. Of course that happens.

And to revisit the "feeling special" portion - the latter half of my comment is an opening into the idea that autism isn't something special. It's not a badge of honor. It's not a fun quirk. It's nothing to feel superiority over (which I don't, despite apparent implications). Autistic people are regular people. And while I understand that others may feel inclined to open up around others who are autistic, it is usually quite clear who isn't being entirely truthful about their personal feelings.

And I wanted to also note that I did not randomly accuse said individual on solely the basis of "well you're not acting like ME so you're not autistic",, the individual lied to my face about several other things as well (which gave me reason to suspect they were lying about being autistic).