To be fair, I don't believe he outright said his reasoning for being diagnosed, you're just assuming he's taking the label for being "nerdy and slightly awkward

To be fair, I don't believe he outright said his reasoning for being diagnosed, you're just assuming he's taking the label for being "nerdy and slightly awkward", presumably for being on this site. In reality, his comment leaves nothing to indicate that doctors/et al couldn't have indicated that he's borderline over the years.