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Age: 19
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Hobbies and Interests: Drawing, Reading, Playing Nintendo, Shopping, Being goofy, cooking and baking, astronomy and astro-physics, Mendelin (sp) Genetics and human biology, chess, animals, swimming, listening to music, writing poems, raps and riddles, arts and crafts, Graphic Design, tornadoes and weather, philosophy, collecting miniture versions of regular sized things.
Why are you here? I have Asperger's Syndrome. I hat ethat word though, can't stand it.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was about 12.
Favorite subjects: Graphic Design and Philosophy.
Year/Grade: I'll be third Year university this year.
Favorite music: Old school rock, such as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
Books: The Harry Potter series, Non fiction on space, black holes, the human body, sea life, marvels and mysteries of the un explained, supernatural and paranormal - with lots of pictures.
TV shows/Movies: I don't watch much TV anymore.. but they were CSI, charmed, The Simpsons, Jonathan Creek, The Harry Potter series... and I like too many movies to name.
Instrument: None at the moment.
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: Not really into team sports, I like to walk and go to the gym (ocasionally), swim, maybe some team sports with a few friends.
Family: Mum and Dad (Dad has AS), and a 21 year old sister (NT)
Clothing: Varies. I have comfy clothes that aren't that great looking, Black and red outfits, pink and white lacy outfits, snazzy outfits, punk outfits, down to earth outfits, I could even dress up as a goth if I felt the need to.
How did you find this website? Just seached around some search engines.. I think I found a link to it on a site. I was drawn here because of the large overall community, hoping there could at least be a few people I relate to.
Job: I work part time as a waitress at an all you can eat buffet.
Plans for the future? I really don't know.. I want to be out there being noticed.
Any comments? I feel like utter crap at the moment.
This is a model of how you should answer your questions. All questions are optional. I thought this would be a good icebreaker for everyone.
What is your first name? rather not say at this point
Age: 36
Location: Baltimore md
Hobbies and Interests:reading, photography, art
Why are you here? I have aspergers
When were you diagnosed? self diagnosed but getting ready for a doctors diagnosis
Favorite subjects: science and music
Year/Grade: out of school
Favorite music: that's an essay question
Books: sci fi, the diamond age. just about anything by neal stephonsen or john varley
TV shows/Movies: I don't have a tv but i love battlestar gallactica (the new one) and the comedy channel
Instrument:piano/keys
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: I used to play soccer
Family: A mom and a dad. I have 2 brothers and 2 sisters that are not autistic or Asperger's.
Clothing: I don't usually pay attention to what I am wearing
How did you find this website? web search
Job: I'm a composer
Plans for the future? keep on keepin on
Any comments? Nothing much to say. I enjoy this website very much and I hope all of you find this icebreaker fun.
What is your first name? Jeremy
Age: 17
Location: Wisconsin
Hobbies and Interests: Radio, South Park, Music, Computers
Why are you here? Aspergers. Plain and simple.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 1997
Favorite subjects: In school none,
Year/Grade: 11th grade flunk. Should be in 12th.
Favorite music: A little bit of everything. However I lean tords rock and alternative of all types. I have a special love for 60s oldies, 80s oldies, 90s oldies of all types and 60s-90s soft AC love songs/duets.
Books: Reference such as the encyclopedia, dictionary and phone books.
TV shows/Movies: South Park. The Breakfast Club.
Instrument: none
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: none
Family: Mom. 2 sisters
Clothing: Plain shirts. Plain pants. Nothing on them usually.
How did you find this website? Linked on www.wikipedia.org when I was doing some 3:00 in the morning insomniac reading.
Job: Don't have one. Hoping to get into radio of any type.
Plans for the future? Being in radio. Living alone in a 1 bedroom apartment.
Any comments? This website has to be one of the best I have seen in a long time. Very helpful.
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What is your first name? Matt
Age: 31
Location: Texas
Hobbies and Interests: Music, Reading, Outdoor activities, hanging with friends, driving normal people crazy..
Why are you here? The aliens dropped me off here.
When were you diagnosed? Self-dx'd Aug. 2003
Favorite subjects: Women, NBA, Stupid people..
Year/Grade: High School graduate '91..graduated a year early
Favorite music: Rock music..everything from classic rock to modern and alternative rock
Books: Nat'l Geographic, tv guide, entertainment weekly, Fortean Times, Billboard, Time and my Billboard Music Chart books
TV shows/Movies: 24, Alias, the CSI dramas..and favorite classic ones like Dukes of Hazzard, Friends, and Seinfeld that you can buy on DVD now..(There's a web site where you can get news about shows being released called TVshowsondvd.com)..
Instrument: ummm...
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: I can get into the Super Bowl, but I mostly keep up with the NBA..GO SPURS
Family: My parents are still together after all these years..and i have one sister who has two daughters of her own...
Clothing: None..i'm a nudist..(nah jk)
How did you find this website? I heard it mentioned in Aspie Hangout, if you've ever heard of that forum..(delphiforums.com)
Job: Got one of those..i work dairy at a local grocer...
Plans for the future? Well, once i take over the country, I plan on taking over the world next...
What is your first name? Scott
Age: 36
Location: Southern California
Hobbies and Interests: Hiking, backpacking, maps, fitness are primary. Too many interests to list here!
Why are you here? I believe I may have Asperger's Syndrome
When were you diagnosed? In the future
Favorite subjects: Oil wells, broken machines (photo subjects)
Favorite music: psychedelic trance and alt-country
Books: LoTR, Roughing It
TV shows/Movies: TV - current- "24" All-time- California's Gold and Visiting with Huell Howser. MOVIES - "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" all the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns, Young Guns.
Instrument: Guitar, pennywhistle, recorder, Lakota flute
Do you like sports? Watch hockey, LA Kings.
Family: My mom and sister
Clothing: Casual stuff, black and earth tones for daily wear. Also lots of outdoor wear, breathable fabrics, etc. Always wear boots.
How did you find this website? Linked from another forum.
Job: None! searching for part time work currently.
Plans for the future? Stay healthy, hike, backpack. Find a way to become self employed.
Name: John
Age: 41
Location: Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Interests: languages, history, trivia, calligraphy, dogs
Why I'm here: awaiting AS diagnosis
Favorite Subjects: medieval history, Latin, alphabets and other writing systems
Favorite Music: Mozart, renaissance and medieval, opera, Zappa, Beatles
Books: history and language reference, A Confederacy of Dunces, old missals, atlases. I don't read much fiction.
TV: documentaries, Monty Python, movies (mostly to pick out continuity errors)
Movies: historically oriented stuff (e.g., Glory)
Instrument: clarinet, recorder
Sports: baseball
Family: wife and two dogs
Clothing: soft stuff, very shiny shoes
How I found this site: linked from another site
Job: Unemployed. Have held a number of jobs.
Plans for the future: start some sort of treatment plan and learn how to live with AS
Comments: Great site.
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BigSnoopy126
Snowy Owl
Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Gender: Male
Posts: 172
Location: 5 miles north of 5 miles south of me
What is your first name? Doug
Age: 35
Location: N.E. Ohio
Hobbies and Interests: Writing, Baseball, reading, etc.
Why are you here? Quite probable mild Asperger's
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): NOt diagnosed, but the more I consider about my childhood and what I read, I find it possible I have a very mild case.
Favorite subjects: Baseball, I love alternate history, might say learning since I've loved school so much. Might even say that's where I really feel comfrtable.
Year/Grade: Completed law school 1994, now going back to schol at seminary via distance education
Favorite music: Gospel songs, though, frankly, not into music all that much; never been into what's popular/"fasionable"
Books: Loved almanacs when younger, also loved the Left Behind series. Still love Peanuts, Dennis the Menace, FAmily Circus comics collections, Calvin & Hobbes
TV shows/Movies: Full House, M*A*S*H, Cosby Show for TV shows, movies not really a favorite, maybe Airplane, as I love comedy/puns/etc. You'd have sworn a couple friends (I always hung around same 2-3 kis in school then in Jr. HIgh and I knew people named Who, Whatt, etc. from the old Abbott and Costello routines
Instrument: I play the radio very well, as it's so simple Anything else sounds like a cow in labor
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: Baseball, including discussing alternate histories of trades, etc.
Family: Mom, (step)dad, a sister who's with her husband as missionaries in England, numberous ccousins
Clothing: Yes Seriously, just generally sporty, nothing fancy
How did you find this website? Nuttdan gave me a link to wrongplanet.net
Job: Dissatisfied attorney who now knows why, as I've felt called to the ministry and plan to show what God can dow ith me!
Plans for the future? Have my own church; I'm very good with people, in fact I'm hypersensitive
Any comments? You're only a single, sincere prayer of repentence to Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, away from ternal life. And now you don't have to worry about me preaching on this board anymore, 'cause I got it out of the way
hi everyone
What is your first name? berta
age: 20
location:
norway actually, and pretty far north too
hobbies and interests:
arts, movies, listening to music and movies and other stuff.
why i am here:
im desperately trying to fit in, allthough i dont like labels or stereotypes. so ive tried to fit in with different gropus of ppl e.g alt. ppl, sporty ppl. but it doesnt work. oh and to make friends, cos i dont really have one.
when were you diagnosed:
2002. allthough i reald something about beeing treated like a person and not the label, and i totally agree, coz ppl treat me like they've read a book about "me" and therefore they think they know everything about me, and they also think they know how to treat me, coz of the disorder and all. like everything changed after my mom had me diagnosed and she read all this literature about it and it said that i shud be treated like this and this. and there are some things i cant identify with, such as not understanding jokes or underlying messages and such, and so she/other ppl talk to me in a special way wich i really really hate. can i say hate one here..this was a bit long
fave subjects: im not in school right now, but i like languages and arts and history and reading. but thats not a subject in school uhm..
year/grade: im 5 years behind on my education and right now im just staying at home every single day. its coz i dropped out quite a few times, and im supposed to go back to school in fall/autumn.
fave music: metal, punk, emo, hardcore, grunge, and other genres of rock
books: i like reading about what it was like beeing a 20year old girl 100 years ago. dunno what to call the genre, but i also like classic books
tv/movies: movies that make you think such as donnie darko and its fun to watch movies that are shot really nice, especially in black and white i mean old ones. i thought the village, dawn of the dead, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind were all great.
my fave tv thing is "six feet under". all the carachters on there are awsome.
instrument: i dont think im gifted in music
do i like sports: i like mountainbiking and skiing
family: yes i have parents and brothers and sisters but i cant be bothered to talk about it on here
clothing: i have my own style, wich used to be quite extreme, but recently ive toned it down, coz i try to go with the whole nice girl next door style, so i dont attract any more stupid/stalker/bad guys...oh and i allways wear skirts, wich is not normal amongst ppl here where i live.
how did you find this wesite: just surfing the net
job: dont have one
plans for the future: i am gonna get at least one real life friend, and stop pretending to be someone im not, oh thats more like a resolution.
any comments: i proably wrote too much allready, but i just wanted to introduce myself on here, coz i thought this site was very nice and uhm, not intimidating in a way. so just message me if ya want
What is your first name? Susan
Age: 21
Location: Southern California, land of the neverending rain this year
Hobbies and Interests: Writing, especially fanfiction. Reading, travel, playing "quirky" RPGs like EarthBound, Harvest Moon, The Sims 2, and The Kingdom of Loathing (I highly prefer them to the FF series like games, which I also like, but I like odd games the most.) Anime and manga (my favorites would be Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, FAKE, and Gundam Wing) Mocking really bad fanfiction and atrocities against logic and the English language. (i.e. "u" is not a word). I like food as well and am still looking for the perfect fish chowder pot pie and sweet milk pocky and other things. . .(although I'm afraid of burns and can't cook anything beyond microwavable foods)
Why are you here? I'm hoping to meet people who won't judge me the second they meet me and have a safe place to post without worrying about my every post getting dragged to Fandom w*k.
When were you diagnosed? Not yet, although I know I have Aspergers. It was such a relief to know that I wasn't just a bad, insensitive, boring nerd who is such a burden on everyone else and should just go die for everyone else's benefit.
Favorite subjects: Over the last year in college, they've been media news writing, American history, writing for the campus paper, and criminal justice.
Year/Grade: College freshman. I'm majoring journalism, but I eventually want to be a lawyer and do public service work (I'm really interested in criminal defense because of my hatred of the death penalty, or in consumer protection law because of my near-obsessive interest in scams)
Favorite music: Instrumental, also Japanese pop and rock (Gackt! Ayumi Hamasaki! Utada Hikaru! *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*)
Books: Mostly nonfiction, although my tastes in fiction are rather eclectic. I'll be interested in reading pretty much anything except for Mary Sues, het romance novels, and convoluted purple prose. Specifically, I happen to be somewhat of a manga fan, although all I have so far is two volumes of FAKE due to my inability to buy unnoticed that often (if my family knew I liked yaoi, they'd hate me) and my lack of money.
TV shows/Movies: I mostly like anime for fictional TV shows/movies, although I will sometimes catch an episode of Law and Order or Medical Investigation if its topic really interests me (Miles x Connor slash forever *snerk*). My favorite movies would be Spirited Away and Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, and my favorite TV shows would be the ones I mentioned earlier.
Instrument: None.
Do you like sports? Baseball, although I kind of got bored with it when the steroids scandal started.
Family: I live at home with my father, mother, and sister. Both my father and sister are very emotionally abusive on occasion, my mother is sick and possibly dying, and if they ever found out certain things about me, life would be even more miserable around here than it is. Someone's almost always yelling or mad at someone else or at the cats around here.
Clothing: Bleh. I'm not stylish or fashionable at all. Try a 20 dollar (at most) shirt of some kind, jeans, sneakers, and if it's cold a flannel shirt. I really don't care about style or fashion, and people have actually been scared or squicked out by that. I'm sorry, but if you want to spend $500 on a "little black dress" and coo over it to your friends, that's fine, but please don't consider me bad for not wanting the same thing.
How did you find this website? I got the link from wikipedia.
Job: None. I need one though because I really want to move out.
Plans for the future? Move out of this house, learn to drive, become a journalist (my dream job would be for a travel magazine that paid me to go places) or a lawyer, maybe get into a relationship if I can find the right person I'd really like to travel the US and at least two other countries before I die.
Any comments? You may have seen me before on fanfiction.net or on livejournal (yes, I do write a fair bit of Trigun yaoi) as millyfan or on the Godawful Fan Fiction Forum as millyfan (my old name there, had to change due to being stalked and shunned for appearing on Fandom w*k) or as ouchthathurt.
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Joined: 7 Oct 2004
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Posts: 231
Location: Alexandria, Virginia (United States)
I haven't played any of the other games that you mentioned, but I think EarthBound is fantastic. It's a truly original game, especially when you consider how long ago it was made. Have you ever played Lunar: Silver Star Story (it's on the Playstation)? If you appreciate quirky humor in RPGs, you should love that one.
I haven't played any of the other games that you mentioned, but I think EarthBound is fantastic. It's a truly original game, especially when you consider how long ago it was made. Have you ever played Lunar: Silver Star Story (it's on the Playstation)? If you appreciate quirky humor in RPGs, you should love that one.
Hey, I should try it ^_^ The PSOne games are so cheap now. Maybe that one will be ^_^
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What is your first name? Louisa
Age: 18
Location: Upstate New York
Hobbies and Interests: Internet, reading, writing, listening to music, animals, learning.
Why are you here? I have Asperger's, plus ADHD and Sensory Integration(Hyposensitive)
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Late January, 2005
Favorite subjects: English and History
Year/Grade: Homeschooled senior
Favorite music: Amy Grant, Newsboys, June Tabor, RelientK, Amy Grant, Clay Aiken, Kasey Chambers, Great Big Sea, Amy Grant, The Beatles, Steve Goodman, Joni Mitchell, almost any traditional celtic, some classical, and did I mention Amy Grant?
Books: Anything by Jane Austen, Lord of the Rings, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Derringforth, Jane Eyre, Sherlock Holmes, and LOTS more
TV shows/Movies:For TV, I only watch Gilmore Girls, Saturday Night Live, and American Idol(Guilty pleasure there ) There was an anime show I used to watch when I was little called "Bush Baby-Little angel of the great plains" that I would LOVE to get my hands on, but it's no longer aired and they only have it on DVD in japanese. For Movies, most adaptions of Jane Austen's novels(I don't like the ones that change the spirit of the book) Seabiscuit, Because of Winn-Dixie, Lord of The Rings, pretty much anything wholesome and well-done.
Instrument:I play the bodhran very badly
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: I watch horse races and equestrian jumping, other than that I don't have much interest in sports.
Family: At my Mom's I have two sisters and a brother. At my Dad's I have a brother.
Clothing: Nothing immodest. I only wear skirts. I like feminine things, lots of purple, pink and pale blue, peasant tops and loooong skirts!!
How did you find this website? Google
Job: Training to run a household!!
Plans for the future? I want to marry and spend my life as a wife and mother. Eventually I would like to publish some children's books.
Any comments? Not really!!
first name? Alex
Age:21
location: Salt Lake City Utah
hobbies/interests:history,anthropology,art,sports
here? Aspergers
diagnosed?15 i think
subjects?history,english
year/grade: freshman college
music?2pac, mushroomhead, slipknot, marilyn manson, other misc. genres
books?nonfiction, Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, and of course the classics
tv/movies:xfiles,law and order,king of queens, raymond, and mobster movies
instruments? that would be a negative
sports?NBA, NHL, Arena football/nfl
family?mom,dad, 2 brothers
clothing:ecko, puma, and adidas
how did i find this website? i really dont remember(?)
Job: full time history major
future?get married, no kids, run a historical society
any comments? viva revolucion(lol), actually, my heroes are lenin, che, malcolm x, confucious, aristotle, socrates
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What is your first name? Steve
Age: 22... going to be 23 in April, which makes me feel really old and really young at the same time...
Location: Leamington Spa, UK
Hobbies and Interests: various kinds of community activism, music (esp reggae, dub, funk, hip hop), books, esoteric knowledge
Why are you here? found the site thru Jane Meyerding's autism site (first result if you google her name), i have self-diagnosed Asperger's syndrome but not yet got an "official" diagnosis.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): self diagnosed last year, hopefully getting referral for official diagnosis within next couple of months
Favorite subjects: dunno about "favourite" but i am studying politics with international studies (assuming u mean academic subjects... for subjects to talk about see "interests" above)
Year/Grade: resitting my final year of uni
Favorite music: loads... 70s reggae/dub/funk my main obsesion, but everything from folk to hip hop to really random stuff...
Books: Toni Morrison, George Orwell, Marge Piercy, Ursula le Guin, loads of other "serious" fiction authors plus sci-fi, graphic novels and conspiracy/esoterica stuff...
TV shows/Movies: to pick a random few: Full Metal Jacket, Donnie Darko, Ken Loach films, Monty Python (films and series), many documentaries
Instrument: don't play any (yet)
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: no, no and thrice no
Family: parents but not very closely in touch with them, 15yo brother
Clothing: cheap, t-shirts/jumpers/combats mostly
How did you find this website? see "why are you here" above
Job: still student atm. no idea what i will do after graduation but library or proofreading a possibility
Plans for the future? to found a housing co-op in my home town, to find out about and get involved in disability-related activism in my area, to learn how to grow my own food, just maybe to find a partner (although the last one has little chance of being achievable)...
(note: certain answers may be subject to change on a fairly random basis)
What is your first name? Candace
Age: 16
Location: Washington state
Hobbies and Interests: Athletics (running and soccer), Art (playing trombone, drawing).
Why are you here? I have asperger's
When were you diagnosed? When I was 9, in 1998
Favorite subjects: Science, art, english, band, and german
Year/Grade: 11th grade next fall
Favorite music: Classical, Christian
Books: Mists of Avalon, anything written by Gary Paulsen, The Chosen
TV shows/Movies: Star Trek Voyager
Instrument: I play the tenor trombone
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: Crosscountry/Track, Soccer
Family: A mom and a dad. I have a 17 and 26 year old sisters
Clothing: I wear tomboy clothes (and some punkish style things)
How did you find this website? I was surfing once
Job: Don't have one yet. I applied at Safeway
Plans for the future? I want to go to PLU and become an art teacher