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What is your first name? Melinda aka Mel

Age: 24

Location: just south of Chicago, IL

Hobbies and Interests: coin collecting, writing fan fiction, drawing, reading

Why are you here? to talk to people with similar conditions to me

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): just this year as PDD-NOS

Favorite subjects: books, aviation/space travel, animals, some science, history

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Oldies and a lot of animated movie music

Books: Dintopia, Warriors series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel books

TV shows/Movies: Highlander, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Forever Knight, Tracker, Bones, Golden Girls, Survivor, Apprentice, Amazing Race, various game shows, various Animal Planet shows, Lion King, Free Willy movies

Instrument: Trumpet

Do you like sports? some, I like to watch equestrian sports and billiards (it's on ESPN but is it a sport? lol) and NASCAR

Family: still living with my mom and her sister/my aunt and uncle live here too.

Clothing: casual, jeans, tshirts, ect

How did you find this website? Yahoo search

Job: still searching

Plans for the future? I'd like to either work with animals or in a library

Any comments?

What is your first name? Sean

Age: 23

Location: Southern California (unfortunately )

Hobbies and Interests: Computers, Shooting sports (legal ones), mountain biking (not that I get to do that lately), Airsoft wars, amateur pyrotechnics.

Why are you here? I'm 99.999999999999999999999% Sure I either have AS or PDD and most of the people I have to choose to socialize with in person don't understand me very well.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I first heard about AS when I was 18, and my psychiatrist said I'm at least on the border between AS and PDD. Unfortunately, when I got that news, I also learned that I Have bipolar type 2. Therefore, I have:
AS
Bipolar II
OCD
Tourette's
ADD
Auditory processing probems
Dysgraphia

Favorite subjects: Science (except biology, and social sciences aren't real science), IT, math, history, music

Year/Grade: Tech School (High school graduate)

Favorite music: Metallica, Green Day, Offspring, Linkin Park, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Supertones, Third Day, Michael W. Smith, Rich Mullins, Keith Green, Classical stuff.

Books: Just about anything by Tom clancy. Robert Heinlin, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Michael Chrichton, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and I know I'm forgetting a bunch of authors of some classic war stories at the moment.

TV shows/Movies: The Simpsons, Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Alien 1&2, The Abyss, Just about anything with John Wayne, WWII movies from the '40s, actually, most WWII movies.

Instrument: Tuba, Trumpet, Xylophone, Piano

Do you like sports? Mountain Biking, shooting, and baseball even though I haven't played in well over a decade. I kind of like NASCAR, but I prefer NHRA Drag Racing better.

Family: Parents are still together after 28 years, and one brother who seems to have my share of charisma and NT characteristics.

Clothing: Huh???
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More seriously, T-shirts or polo shirts, and Jeans or Fatigues.

How did you find this website? A link from a link from a link from a link from a link from a link from...
I think it originated at OASIS.

Job: Student (Maybe get a part time job somewhere if I can get over this bipolar BS well enough )

Plans for the future? Get a job, make good money, feel satisfied with my life for a change, and use my accomplishments as a way to (basically) give everyone the finger who looked down on me.

Any comments? WP ROCKS

What is your first name? Tom

Age: 21

Location: England


Hobbies and Interests: Art, Comic books, reading, playing bass

Why are you here? as

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): age 13

Favorite subjects: Art


Favorite music: Jaco Pastorius, The Cure, Hendrix etc

Books: 1984, jd salinger, the acid house, George RR Martin

TV shows/Movies: Battle Royale, Tom and Jerry, Alan Partridge etc!

Instrument: bass

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: anything for fun

Family: mum dad brother, sister

Clothing: scruffy rags

How did you find this website?searching the net

Job: college

Plans for the future? no idea

I thought I had better do this, since I have been here 4 months and have not yet got round to doing it. Anyway, it might be useful for people to refamilarize themselves with the "Mad Commie" and to realise that he is human like the rest of you, even though at times some of you may feel like the need to worship me or ridicule me by turns - I am still nonetheless very human.


What is your first name? Robert

Age: 19 (twenty on 20/11/05)

Location: Cambridge, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Left-Wing politics, peaceful revolution and a new, pacifist world-order. Overthrowing the American government, launching a protest campaign against David Blunkett MP, and looking after those that are less fortunate/less able than myself. I read the newspaper daily and enjoy political books and TV shows. Internet, my support group, and my family.

Why are you here? I have AS.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Summer 2003 (when I was 17).

Favorite subjects: Politics, maths (when I attended school).

Favorite music: A wide range of bands and genres. Bands include - Genesis, Supertramp, REM, U2, Dido, Katie Melua, Texas, and Don Henley.

Books: Authors include Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, and George Monbiot.

TV shows/Movies: The News, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, The Neverending Story, and political dramas.

Instrument: None

Do you like sports? No

Family: Live at home with my Mum, step-dad, and brother.

Clothing: Non-descript.

How did you find this website? National Autistic Society.

Job: None (claiming Incapacity Benefit)

Plans for the future? I want to be a Politician for the Liberal Democrat Party.

Any comments? Vivi, I love you ; Sean I'm going to get you; and Hecate, erm - come here you naughty girl and I'll tell you some secrets...... .

Figured I would update this..

What is your first name? Quietangel..

Age: 36

Location: Maryland

Hobbies and Interests: Looking things up, history, origins,

Why are you here? I needed someplace to belong...

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): this year

Favorite subjects: what ever I am looking up at the time

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Christian

Books: Mysteries, Narnia series,

TV shows/Movies: I like this newest season of amazing race, it isn't as annoying as the otherws, NCIS and CSI

Instrument: none

Do you like sports? I played soccer as a kid

Family: Mum, Pop (AS), Sister (poss AS or PDD), three kids one with PDD, and one Aspie, the other NT

Clothing: certain jeans and t-shirt, but I do dress up for church, no heels though. Prefer work out clothes

How did you find this website? stumbled apon it

Job: Military engineer

Plans for the future? Don't know at the moment

Any comments? none at this time

What is your first name? Shelly

Age: 28

Location: Upstate, south carolina

Hobbies and Interests: Firefighter, geocaching, working in the garden, reading

Why are you here? well when two people REALLY love each other....

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
All of the componants were diagnosed independantly when I was in school. I put the picture together myself.
Favorite subjects: HISTORY

Year/Grade: got a few hours towards my graduate degree

Favorite music: Country, movie theme songs

Books: Harry potter, DaVinci code, Rifles for Watie, Guns of the South,

TV shows/Movies: Lost, My name is earl, NCIS, Law and Order, anything on the history channel, Full Metal Jacket, 50 first dates,

Instrument: several, including the bagpipes, the bugle, and the piano... though its all by ear that I play now

Do you like sports? yea some Nascar I guess, used to play soccer

Family: Big and tight knit,

Clothing: casual when I can, dressy when I have to. TURNOUT GEAR when its hot!

How did you find this website? Link from another site i think

Job: Firefighter and police dispatcher

Plans for the future? ARFF and instructing Fire fighting classes

Any comments? super site, and all this time I thought it was just me....

im sandra , i live in los angles

hobbies- heavy metal, reading,music, computers, animals

im here to- make friends and talk to people i can relate to.

i was diagnosed at 13

favorite subjects- history, science, psychology

im in highschool

favorite tv shows- simpsons, family guy,southpark

i dont play sports because i dont have the time or money

i live with my mom, so its just us two

i wear comfortable clothes everyday

i play guitar

and i plan to go to college hopefully, if i can pass the exit exam and finally pass math.

I am new just joined today. I am a Florida girl just looking for people who share the same likes and dislikes as I. I am in the process of getting a divorce and I have 2 beautiful children. I am 31. I have been reading alot on this site and I find alot of you fascinating. I am also extremely shy so be patient with me please.

how do I get make your template available for my use?

Welcome sadeyedgirl.

What is your first name? Pete

Age:
35

Location:
I'm currently living in LA, but I hope to get out as soon as I can. I prefer rainy places, if you know anything about southern california, it's NOT rainy.

Hobbies and Interests:
Photography, Computers, weather, philosophy, physics, mathematics, geology, very ancient cultures, seismology & tectonics, "crustal displacement theroy", cars, hot chicks, graphics engines, Artifical intelligence, and trees.

Why are you here?
I am here because I am not there. If I were there I would not be here. But I could be somewhere else if I am not there, which is also not here. I am obviously not nowhere, Then I wouldn't know where I was. Even if I didn't know where i was, I'd still be somewhere, wouldn't I?

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
ADHD: may 2004
Aspergers syndrome: November 3rd, 2005

Favorite subjects:
I covered that in "interests"

Year/Grade:
Some college, couldn't handle the pressure. I don't handle deadlines well. And now being 35 and trying to go back to college I feel so much older than everyone. I've found colleges to be mostly 18-22, there's a sharp dropoff in people over that. I feel so out of place there.

Favorite music:
I like most stuff, except trendy pop crap. Opera sucks too.

Books:
I read tech books and other non-fiction. Novels bore me.

TV shows/Movies:
I don't really like TV, Hollywood pumps out such terrible stuff. I like things that make one think.

Instrument:
I can cup my hands together and make weird noises.

Do you like sports?
Sports are useless to me.

Family:
Why yes, I have one, dosen't everybody?
As for a wife or children, no. Hopefully some day, but I don't meet new people very often.

Clothing:
Yes, I wear clothing (most of the time). I've found that I get very cold if I don't. And there's a risk of sunburn.

How did you find this website?
sad to say, but I heard about it on the news. You all know which story I'm talking about.
I makes me want to be more involved in the aspergers community. I don't want to see the media paint us out to be some kind of monsters. There really need to be much more understanding out there about what Aspergers and Autism spectrum disorders are and how our lives are affected. I'm still trying to figure this out. It's all so new to me right now. I get diagnosed, then the following weekend, I hear these news stories painting it out like folks with aspergers are crazy people ready to snap. But that's media sensationalism for ya.

Job:
I'm forming 2 businesses, one in software development with a couple of friends, and another for my self to sell my photography. I don't know what I'm doing, and I'm not making any money. I'm trying to pull mysef up after 5 years of absolutely NOTHING. I was laid off my web design job in 2001, and I haven't worked since. It has been very difficult.

Plans for the future?
Hopefully my business endeavors will work out. I don't plan on working for someone else in the typical "job", I'm done with the 9-5 life. It was killing me.

Any comments?
Hi everbody, feel free to PM me, I'm online a lot wherever I am, so I check e-mail frequently. That's my business, web sites.
<SHAMLESS_SALES_PITCH>talk to me, I might be able to help you out!<SHAMLESS_SALES_PITCH>

What is your first name? Some people call me Max

Age: 43 years old

Location: Los Angeles

Hobbies and Interests: Baseball history, US history, all other history, psychology, pre-1980 films, politics, antiques, exploring Los Angeles, collecting many different items related to these subjects.

Why are you here? Looking for compatriots, hoping to help younger aspies with my experience in dealing with it, trying to learn and understand more about people with this issue like myself and my son who is diagnosed hfa.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was never diagnosed. They just thought I was weird.

Favorite subjects: Baseball, psychology, history, law. Its all about trying to understand the human condition.

Year/Grade: Graduated UCLA in 1985, law school in 1988.

Favorite music: currently 1700 songs on my ipod including: Elvis Costello, xtc, REM, Ella Fitzgerald, cure, U2, Frank Sinatra, Dave Brubeck, Blondie, Talking Heads, English Beat, Jimi Hendrix, Clash ...

Books: East of Eden, alot of Norman Mailer, all of Sherlock Holmes, books on Lincoln, Nixon, WWII, Roman Empire, British Empire, Tsun Tzu, Beccaria, alot of Freud, Hobbes' Leviathan, Baseball books of all kinds.

TV shows/Movies: Curb your Enthusiasum, Antiques Roadshow, Cash in the Attic, Newshour, I, Claudius, Annenberg series on Western Civilisation, Caliente with the sound off, Bill Maher's show, History Channel, Discovery Channel. Movies: Hitchcock films, Godfather I and II (not III), Apocalypse Now, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, The Treasure of Sierra Madre, Network, Dr. Strangelove, One Two Three, What the Bleep.

Instrument: I plyed trumpet from 5th to 10th grade.

Do you like sports? If I met someone who loves baseball more than I do I could die in peace. I play golf on occasion.

Family: I am married with two sons, ages 6 and 4. I am close with my 2 brothers who live in the LA area. My Father died when I was only 6, My mom remmarried over 30 years ago and lives nearby with my stepdad. I still have one grandmother who is almost 90.

Clothing: To the office I often wear a tie, but I prefer jeans and khakis, comfortable shirts with no logos, accept some t-shirts with old Rock bands.

How did you find this website? I was informed by my son's speech therapist.

Job: I am self employed as an attorney. I practice estate planning.

Plans for the future? Maybe become a judge and/or mediator.

What is your first name? Clay

Age: 32

Location: Kentucky

Hobbies and Interests: Motorcycling, motorcycles, cars, diesel engines, basically anything mechanical, photography, camping, home improvement.

Why are you here? Try to confirm self-diagnosis, maybe relate to others.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): ADD in 1983, self-diagnosed Aspergers a few weeks ago.

Favorite subjects: Anything related to motorcycling or performance cars, psychology

Year/Grade: College drop out

Favorite music: Anything but rap or modern day "popular" country

Books: Yamaha FJR1300 service manual

TV shows/Movies: Simpsons, family guy

Instrument: Clarinet (elementary & Jr.High), Bass Clarinet (Sr. high concert band), and Alto Saxophone (Sr. high marching band). All-State senior year bass clarinet

Do you like sports? I loath them. I'm remarkebly uncoordinated and I hate anything to do with an organized group of people. I do like WRC (World Rally Championship) though.

Family: Mom, Dad, brother.......The less I'm around them, the happier I am.

Clothing: T-shirt & jeans, whatever to fit in an not draw too much attenetion. no name brands......target, walmart whatever.

How did you find this website? Another autisim site

Job: Receiving coordinator/Lead planner

Plans for the future? Survive

Any comments? Glad to be here.

What is your first name? Scott

Age: 37

Location: Socialist Republic of California

Hobbies and Interests: Photography (landscapes, infrastructure, abstract, macro) hiking, backpacking, news, heavy internet use, LA Kings hockey

Why are you here? Because people seem normal here.

When were you diagnosed? Self-diagnosis early in 2005. It took quite some time though. I see self diagnosis as an ongoing process of discovery. I’ve thought about getting diagnosed, but think getting a vasectomy would be even better and around the same price.

Favorite subjects: Uhm….

Year/Grade: Dropped out of high school in 1985. A huge mistake, but at the time I had absolutely no grasp of the consequences.

Favorite music: Goa/psy-trance, various electronic styles, nu-jazz, alt-country artists such as Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown, Sun Volt, and traditional Scottish and Irish music. Other artists: Love Spirals Downwards, Vargo, Lucero, Tim McGraw, Tori Amos, Everything But The Girl.

Books: In my youth it was mostly sci-fi and fantasy, as an adult everything from science texts (astronomy, cosmology, geology) WWII history, eastern & western mysticism, and lately, 19th century French literature (Dumas, Hugo.) Authors: Stephen Ambrose, Ayn Rand, Edward Abbey, Mark Twain, Moorcock, Tolkein, etc.

TV shows/Movies: TV – 24, LA Kings hockey games, any of Huell Howser’s PBS shows, Family Guy, American Dad. Movies – Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns. I have little interest in modern movies, but I enjoyed Serenity quite a bit.

Instrument: Guitar, pennywhistle, recorders. I’ve played guitar off and on for over twenty years, but am currently in an extended off phase. I play acoustic fingerstyle stuff and a little bluegrass flatpicking.

Do you like sports? I don’t play sports, but have been an LA Kings fan for almost fifteen years.

Family: I was adopted. My mom and sister are the only family I associate with. Extended family exists, but we don’t speak with their kind.

Clothing: Always wear boots, except when I run. Earth tones and black, most of my clothes are casual stuff from Sears or active wear from REI.

How did you find this website? Linked from somewhere else, can’t remember where.

Job: I became employed again this summer, working as event staff for an event catering business. I finally found work that I enjoy and I work with great people! The daily pay rate is great and would be a living wage if the job were full time. Plus, the work is sporadic, leaving me plenty of free time for photography, hiking, and backpacking. I intend on selling my photography eventually as a side business, but for now I am trying to fill in a few more hours during the week doing temp work. I’m another guy who has had it with the 9-5 drudgery and don’t plan on returning to that lifestyle, unless it’s absolutely necessary for my survival.


Plans for the future? I’m trying to structure my life around part-time and temporary work, living a minimalist lifestyle and maximizing free time so I can enjoy life. I intend on continuing my photography hobby, traveling around the American Southwest on photo expeditions. In the summer of 2006, the business I work for is expanding and my income will increase. Hopefully by then I will have developed a secondary income stream and be able to afford a place of my own, or much more preferably, with an S.O., if I am so blessed. I don’t really want to live alone, or with roommates.

What is your first name? Ryan

Age: 20

Location: Ontario, Canada

Hobbies and Interests: Computers, programming, the internet, online gaming...I pretty much take an interest in anything as long as it can be computerized.

Why are you here? I'm tired of unintentionally saying and doing things that make me look like an insensitive jackass, and maybe I'll get enough support here that I won't go crazy.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Officially diagnosed with aspergers 3-4 years ago (I can't be bothered to find the actual diagnosis letter).

Favorite subjects: Well, haven't been in school for a couple of years, but I'm going back to college for (suprise suprise) computer programming.

Year/Grade: I got my high school diploma, but grade 11, 12, OAC were pretty much awarded in the 51% range.

Favorite music: Anything composed 100 years before I was born.

Books: Right now I'm reading a book on quantum gravity, "Fingerprints of the Gods" (It's about analysis on ancient architecture that suggests it's creation was thousands of years prior to conventional estimates) and a book on Egyptian Heiroglyphics.

TV shows/Movies: As far as I'm concerned, Stargate SG-1 is the only TV show in existance.

Instrument: I haven't played an instrument in years...but I played the piano when I was 8, if that counts.

Do you like sports? I categorically despise sports in any and all forms.

Family: Remarkably supportive, but sometimes it's obvious that we're from two different worlds.

Clothing: What I call "conservative goth". It's basically goth without the peircings, make-up, fishnets, or personality. But I've got an awesome trenchcoat and I bind my vests in the middle with a nice black and silver belt.

How did you find this website? The miracle called google.

Job: I used to run a convenience store, and before that I was an (uncertified) IT support specialist for Alcoa, but my abysmal performance in my education has now come up to bite me on the ass, forcing my return to school.

Plans for the future? Prove once and for all that I am easily superior to all other life forms on this planet.

Any comments? I've learned that making comments without giving them so much thought that they become out of place in a conversation is a good way to get people to make funny faces at you.