> I was diagnosed as an adult and I had struggled with my self-worth and had been chronically depressed since I was a child. I've only recently been diagnosed,

> I was diagnosed as an adult and I had struggled with my self-worth and had been chronically depressed since I was a child. I've only recently been diagnosed, so I'm possibly still in the phase where I'm reframing my sense of self from "a man with depression" to "a man with ASD traits". I'd never considered that I might have ASD, but once my therapist started pointing out the patterns it seemed completely obvious, and honestly a bit of a relief, so I'm hopeful that given a little more time my attitude might be much closer to yours. Thank you for your reply, it's really nice to hear a similar story to mine with a much nicer resolution.