my suspicion of misdiagnosis

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I suspect I don't have Asperger's syndrome, but rather ADHD with dyspraxia and dyscalculia in isolation. My hyperfocus is rotating and superficial. I have few stimmings that manifest in isolation in contexts of anxiety and when I'm thinking. The diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome, which later transitioned to the autism spectrum, made everyone, including myself subconsciously, see me as invalid/disabled. I attribute my academic difficulties not to Asperger's syndrome, but to ADHD, because I can't focus and delve deeply into my hyperfocuses.

sorry for my english mistakes, i am learning the language bacause i from brazil.*

Welcome to Wrong Planet ,Donadon , And your description of symptoms does seem to cause a person to consider Autism as a possibility . But It seems far from being any type of invalid . As it has appeared from my experience on this site.
Few would be considered as a invalid . And if you do get a autism diagnosis, because you already appear to function in the world very well . You might be able to avoid sharing that information with other people . There has seemed to be much prejudice against people recieving a Autism diagnosis. Inspite of many very educated scientists
over the years that appears to have been considered to be Autistic .
Beinvenido.

Not telling you anything about yourself but...

I was almost 65 when I was diagnosed as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1 (Mild) with a note that I also satisfy the criteria previously associated with Asperger's Syndrome.

My bride is ADHD. She was diagnosed as a young girl but using the terminology of that era.

We each think we got the better diagnosis.

Some people need a diagnosis to define their relationship with the government or an employer. Beyond this it seems just the opinion of some guy. You know yourself better than any doctor will. It is in your best interest to acquire the skills to make yourself better able to navigate life. This forum is a good place for people to share what they have discovered to be useful.

my ADHD traits are much stronger with very limited executive function across several domains. My suspicion of ASD began at age 67 or 68 and once I started researching, found a high correlation between the diagnosable traits and my life experiences. I'm currently waiting on the results of an official evaluation and should know by mid-week. I suspect that the evaluation will be positive for ASD.

Not sure if that answers your question or helps in any way.

I recently read the book "The pattern seekers" by Simon Baron-Cohen. He describes 5 different types of brain.

Type E, whose empathy is at a significantly higher level than their systemising.
Type S, whose systemising is at a significantly higher level than their empathy.
Type B (for balanced), whose empathy is at the same level as their systemising.
Extreme Type E, whose empathy is above average but whose systemising is below average.
Extreme Type S, whose systemising is above average but whose empathy is below average.

Autistic people are usually Extreme Type S or maybe S. Most people are Type E or S. The smallest group is Type B.
There is a test online.

To my surprise I was type B. He doesn't mention if you can be that and autistic. But it seems like Type B and autism would be a very odd combination of traits. To dig a little deeper I did a "Reading the Mind in the Eyes test". My score was normal. So I did an online autism test and scored on the borderline to autism. Still, in real life I don't behave and think like "normal" people. My take on this is that there is still a lot to learn about autism and that the criteria is a bit simplistic. (I have a formal diagnosis.)