Are some people misdiagnosed? Yes.

It's called human error.


Autistic spectrum disorders involve difficulties processing stimuli, sensory insensitivities, and challenges in social interactions. There is nothing inherently "extroverted," "introverted," "thinking," or "feeling"  about autism; I have known autistic people of many different MBTI types.



There is a difference between having sensory preferences (liking a certain fabric, food, or texture more than others) and having a sensory processing disorder.

For me it is a very strong feeling of discomfort, and one that gets in the way of focusing on other things.

For example, if I am walking with someone and they take a different route (that I wasn't prepared for) then I feel "untethered" and anxious and bothered to an extent I don't think most people are.

If I don't recognize it, or if things keep happening, then I need to go somewhere alone to calm down or (if I can't) I become progressively unable to able to focus on anything or interact with anyone and might start crying.

[Being a bit awkward, or quirky, is a very different experience from what autistic adults face in social interactions](http://the-toast.net/2015/01/15/dating-while-autistic/).

> [There's more to Asperger's than a lack of understanding in social situations, obsessive interests and requiring a lot of alone time.](https://www.reddit.com/r/INTP/comments/3y9755/difference_between_being_intp_and_aspergers/cybs4ow) It usually comes with sensory processing disorder (hypo/hypersensitive), routine behaviors (rituals/strict schedules), communication difficulties (lack of eye contact, problems modulating voice, difficulties expressing and reading facial expressions and body language), and problems with coordination.

> People with Asperger's experience troubles expressing emotions and empathy but can also experience triggered fits of uncontrollable anger or emotions. Honest, and blunt demeanor paired with difficulty interpreting and understanding social situations/customs results in social bullying and negative experiences from childhood into adulthood. We often have a difficult time building and maintaining platonic and romantic relationships over a lifetime and developed depression and social anxiety disorder is common in many aspies.

> As for special interests, I think the main difference between NT and an aspie is the level of obsessiveness and lack of ability to break away from that obsession causing difficulties in building friendships or a life without the inclusion of that interest. The interest is usually to the extreme, where we obsess and become extremely fixated sometimes to the point of interfering with functioning, and this interest is often unchanging for a notable period of time.

> I don't mean to be rude, but this question is basically the MBTI version of 'aren't we all a bit autistic?' (the answer is no). You may want to educate yourself more on the disorder by reading /r/Aspergers and I recommend /r/Aspergirls if you are female since the symptoms tend to be different (you don't need to have Asperger's to post). Even if you are NT (neurotypical) and relate to some aspects of Asperger's you should definitely feel welcome to use the information and resources provided for the disorder to help yourself.