My wife was sure I was autistic and thought I ought to spend $1500 for an official diagnosis.
I've since discovered that my social difficulties were the result of being transgender and "male failing" as my male presentation fell into the uncanny valley between male and female. The socialization issues were actually on the other end, as folks struggled to deal with gender. They would look for visual clues and get even more confused!
I find that I socialize easily by presenting female, so my appearance matches my mannerisms and voice.
