Just diagnosed grandpa questioning diagnosis

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Greetings. Just diagnosed as. 3 things make me question it. 1 I lied to my parents allot, albeit poorly. I guess I did it to protect my self from my extremely schizophrenic mom who always seemed angry at me. 2 I stare into people's when they are talking to me, if I'm invested... If it's an actual conversation, rather than just meaningless grunts (small talk) or boring. My wife often says I stare at people when we go out. 3 I love to hold my grandkids. I joke with my wife that it feels like taking a sedative, often I can right down if I can grab one of my babies and walk around. I totally get the sensory overload thing, and if I'm not the only adult around, I gladly and often run upstairs to hide out for a bit, meditate or relaxation techniques. I am afraid to embrace this, because it seems to explain so much, but honestly i am getting tired of playing musical diagnoses. Plus, I hate being fake, so I wonder...

Nobody meets 100% of the criteria. All of us have one or more things that don't fit the criteria. Things like lying and eye contact aren't that rigid. As far as babies go, I enjoy holding and feeding my baby cousin. Don't see that having anything to do with autism.

Guessing here but

Lying poorly can be a sign of not understanding other people an autistic trait.

Staring may be overcompensation for bieng criticized for not looking people in the the eye.

You probably are not touch sensitive. Most autistics do not have sensory issues for all the senses.

You should go to the clinition who diagnosed you and tell him or her you are having doubts and ask why you were diagnosed.

Thank you for your kind reply. I joined the Army at seventeen and feel like perhaps I got some eye discipline from it.