Not sure what you mean about how good the diagnosis is. Do you mean for Asperger's? It could be that you simply had good parents? My Dad was OK, but my mother was a malicious narcissist & she couldn't handle her "normal" kids, much less 1 like me. I've had other diagnoses I readily agree with (depression<!>, PTSD) & others I'm not sure about - they could just be symptoms from being a terribly-abused A.S. child (especially, AADHD, or plain ol' ADHD, since I've been this way my whole life. Maybe I was just so confused & upset by the illogical family dynamics, which would make any kid crazy & hyper-acting, probably.) When I look back now, I realize I did remarkably well with what I was dealt. But, I did allow my mother to continue "using" me long into adulthood, which was a horrible example for my children.

Anyway, you can certainly be depressed with Asperger's Syndrome. Are you receiving any kind of counselling or help now for either thing?

I like your sig. line. Think I'll change mine to another Jim Morrison line; 1 that seems to pop up in my head quite often: "People are strange, when you're a stranger." or... "when you're strange, no one remembers your name." I've felt like a stranger in a strange land almost since forever, but really, I'm just as human as anyone else underneath. I hope you are feeling better, cool09