Do all people with aspergers/autism have sensory overload?

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Hello, I was wondering about something that i wasnt sure about and maybe some of you can help me understand better. First of all Im not officially diagnosed aspergers but i was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. Although I have always felt different and out of place and dont have friends outside my family but that could be because of the social anxiety issue or just me..who knows. But I was doin alot of research and stuff on aspergers and alot of it seems to fit me accept the sensory overload disorder. I dont find myself in pain over loud noises or problems with textures of food and taste and so on..However I cant stand to wear jeans or tight fitting clothes that most girls my age wear not cus they are painful but cus they are simply uncomfortable I most of the time wear sweat pants and a loose fitting shirt i can remember as far back as 3rd grade this bugged me to wear tight fitting pants one cus they are tight and 2 cus i always felt fat wearing them. But mostly cus they are uncomfortable. But aren't alot of people like that whether they have aspergers or not? And I'm not sure if that even fits into sensory overload or not. This is why i feel like i probly do not have aspergers cus im not that sensitive to stuff. So if you could help me out and tell me if you have or do not have sensory overload or not and what its like for you? And if all people with aspergers & autism have the disorder. Also if what I described about jeans and tight fitting clothes fits into category as senstive overload.
Thanks

simple awser no

Not exactly. It's more of a "typical symptom" experienced by people affected with autism. You don't necessarily need every symptom to be diagnosed or recognized as autistic.

I don't get this either, but I do still have quite a few traits that are common with Asperger's. If you just have a large combination of symptoms/traits common with Asperger's, then it would be likely that you could have it, which is the case with me.

Since autism is a spectrum, you can never say, "all autistic people experience sensory overload." That's why it can be so hard to diagnose. People with Asperger's or autism might experience this symptom. It's quite likely, But certainly not for all of us.

Probably.

I definitely don't ever get sensory overload, but I can feel a little bit dazed when there's a lot of noise and moving people. I'd guess that a lot of autistics don't really have an overload, they simply get overwhelmed by sensory stimulation(and I don't think that's even a requirement for a diagnosis).

I get the dazed feeling, but I know I have sensory overload because I have acted out due to it. I have ended up crying in public do to certain noises or activity or gotten very angry. I just do not get very loud when I get angry just very very quiet and withdrawn. I try to hide away until I feel better.

And also "sensory issues" might be a more appropriate term for some, as it is for me. I rarely get "overload", but there are sensory things that bother me more than the average person. All part of the spectral nature of the beast.