I was getting an A+ in the course but panicked and...

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Does getting an A instead of an A-plus affect your GPA? If it doesn't, I really wouldn't worry about it. Honestly. On to the next class! How long till you get your degree?

This is coming from a guy who threw a temper tantrum in 7th grade when he got a 96 on a math test, and had to be sent to the guidance counselor's office.

I know: you probably think I'm trivializing it--but, really, one has to pick one's battles. I've learned that over a long life.

It affects my GPA slightly, yes. I asked whether having 7 A+ and 7 A's is good enough for a super-competitive program that only takes in 7 students each year in a Facebook group for psych at my university and got NO responses. It's ridiculous - I am seriously worried because I know for a fact there are people out there who get better grades than this, but I don't know how many do and how much better and how much competition I can really expect for a super-competitive psych MA program.

While it's true that I can study for the GRE's, only one of the programs I'm applying to is asking for the GRE scores. The other one doesn't care about them and seems to care more about experience. I do need more experience.

I guess it's too late to re-take the test?

Is the "super-competitive" MA program geared towards ABA? Perhaps you could ace the interview by expressing both your knowledge and your empathy--perhaps even disclosing you have an ASD so you could prove that empathy. Make sure you convey to them the fact that you won't have a meltdown during class or during the practicum--that you have an all-abiding interest in ABA, and that interest will preclude you from doing anything that would deter you from that goal.

Maybe ask that person whom you met at the autism conference for a reference? Of course, ask for references from the professors at your present program.