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What is your first name: Kurt

Age: 18

Location: Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Warhammer, Programing

Why are you here? Meet people who know how I feel

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was 10.

Favorite subjects: Science (especially Bioligy), Math

Year/Grade: 12

Favorite music: Classical, Humourus and Emminem

Books: Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and all kinds of manga.

TV shows/Movies: Anime mostly

Instrument: Drums.

Do you like sports? Nope

Family: Mum, Dad, 2 younger sisters, 2 younger bros, 5 dogs, 2 cats, 2 pigs

Clothing: Lab coat.

How did you find this website? My Teacher Aid.

Job: Goning to work in reaserch, most likely pathology

Plans for the future? Write a novel


Any comments? This is Chewbacca, he is a Wookie from the planet Kashyk, however he lives with Ewoks on Endor, Now ask yourself this….. Dose this make any sense?

Age: 0x0030

Location: Winnipeg, Canada

Hobbies and Interests: Music, computers, cats, dragons, penguins, multimedia gadgetry, wandering through hardware stores, trying to learn languages, and getting embroiled in knock-down-drag-out philosophical debates.

Why are you here? Having trouble dealing with the "normal" world, looking for explanations and coping strategies.

Favorite subjects: Been out of school for years, but geometry and art class rocked my world.

Favorite music: Both classic and modern heavy stuff... Bach; Prokofiev; the Who; Blind Guardian; Joe Satriani

Books: I have quite a respectable Dragonlance collection, and also like Terry Pratchett. Most of my non-fiction is science, psychology, Buddhist meditation, Norse mythology, or "Teach Yourself (fill in name of obscure language here)."

TV shows/Movies: My collection is heavy on comedy, especially British shows like Python, Red Dwarf, BlackAdder, and Fawlty Towers. Favourite movies are Ghostbusters and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Favourite cartoons are The Tick and DangerMouse.

Instrument: Lots. Piano, guitar, bass, violin and clarinet are the main ones I work on.

Do you like sports? I've done some martial arts, archery, weight lifting and jogging, but nothing at present. Don't like to play or watch most team sports, except for baseball.

Clothing: I'm the blue jeans and workshirt type.

How did you find this website? Asperger's discussion on another forum.

Job: Currently unemployed, recently left job as computer tech. I've also been a secretary and a silkscreen printer.

Plans for the future? I'd like to do some university studies, but for their own sake rather than as a potential career. I've had my eye on a psychobiology program, a combination of brain studies and psychology.

What is your first name? Bunny

Age: 27

Location: Londinium, Uk

Hobbies and Interests: Music, learning about things and people, physics, reading

Why are you here? to socialise with like minded people, to find out info regarding AS, maybe to find a relationship.

When were you diagnosed? : I haven't been diagnosed with anything as yet. Though I am extremely eccentric. My son has AS though. He is clled Will Bubs and is 9 yrs old. He will fill one of these in himself though!

Favorite subjects: Maths, physics, archaeology, Music - my favourite.


Favorite music: Rock , indie, drum n bass, classical ( sometimes) , Uk garage, hip hop

Books: many

TV shows/Movies: anything sci fi, simpsons, IT crowd, blackadder, british humour

Instrument: The cello

Do you like sports? not really

Family: I have Will Bubs aged 9, I am single mum. My son is wonderful

Clothing: yes sometimes

How did you find this website? Searched 'aspergers' click

Job: accounts/ theatrical

Plans for the future? become a rock star/ get famous/ fall in love/ marry a rock star or genius

Any comments? Hello everyone!!
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I might as well do this since I hadn't done one before.

Name: (as if no one knows yet) Josh
Age: (I've mentioned my age quite I few times I think) 19
Location: (Can't anyone read?) I live in Cave Spring GA in the states.
Hobbies or in my case obessions: Writing novels, playing video games, reading science fiction, watching science fiction. Final Fantasy series music is one of my obessions as well.
Why am I here? Why not be here? I come to help others and be helped.
When was you dxed? Last year all along I thought I had ADHD but hey I'm glad to be an ASpie.
Favorite subjects: Science, English and that's about it.
Favorite music? Final Fantasy series music remixes from the internet and pop music.
Favorite books? Star Trek any series books, BattleField Earth, Ender's Game.
Favorite tv shows? Star Trek TNG, Star Gate SG1 not the newer season without Richard Dean Anderson, Police Videos on Spike, and cartoons.
Favorite Instrument? (Does that mean the one you are currently playing or if you have a favorite?) Mine would be the Pipe Organ which I don't play or even have.
Do I like sports? Depends but no I don't.
Family? I have one sister named Kristen, I'm engaged, I live with my parents for now.
Clothing? What about them? I wear many.
How did I find this website? I did a Google search
Jobs: Not at this time
Plans for the future: Get married, have a job and maybe get one or all of my novels published.
Any comments? It's great to be here. Besides sorry this is so late.

What is your first name? Mark

Age: 31

Location: Scotland, near Edinburgh

Hobbies and Interests: Soccer (particularly my local - and obscure - team), words/etymology, languages (including what are known as international auxiliary languages e.g. Esperanto), means of transport (especially bus networks), road networks, supermarkets, personal names and the backgrounds/histories behind them, local history. Quite a unique set of interests as you can see.

Why are you here? Probable Aspie, or possibly autism; and knowing there is a community where people like us can fit together.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Not diagnosed yet, though would be interested in it.

Favorite subjects: Left school years ago, graduated with Business Studies degree in 1996. Favourite school subjects were foreign languages.

Year/Grade: As above

Favorite music: Wide ranging liking for all sorts of pop and chart music, but have a particular penchant for Jamiroquai, Scissor Sisters, Craig David, No Doubt, Maroon 5 and a little bit of Madonna.

Books: The Bible, and other than that books by Christian writers.

TV shows/Movies: Favourite movies of all time have been Rain Man, Independence Day, Armageddon, Titanic. Watch TV for little reason other than background noise.

Instrument: Played recorder in primary school and drums in high school, but that's about it.

Do you like sports? Not a sports fan generally (4½ years working in a sports shop until recently put me off sport if anything). But as mentioned above I'm a soccer fan, especially interested in small, obscure teams.

Family: Mother and father's home is about an hour away from me. I have a sister who lives with my parents still. My parents are spending a lot of time in Malta (including right now) with a view to, they hope, buying a home and moving there. I have a very large extended family. I was adopted at the age of 8, and the comments above are about my adoptive family.

Clothing: Casual but smart. Once I eventually find a job, will look business-like most of the time.

How did you find this website? Via link on Wikipedia article about Asperger's.

Job: Currently unemployed.

Plans for the future? Whatever God has in store for me.

Any comments? I enjoyed filling out these answers.

What is your first name? Stuart.

Age: 35.

Location: Melbourne, Australia. For those of you who know this thriving metropolis well, I will specify that I live in Seddon.

Hobbies and Interests: Music - listening to it and making it, politics, internet...those are the ones I can publicly divulge.

Why are you here? Sorry, I'll go then!!

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): March 2005 while undergoing counselling for depression. My Mum wanted me to undergo a Fragile X diagnosis but there's no way I have anything that low-functioning. Good thing I do have a disorder because I haven't skipped since I was 7 and I used to get tormented by other boys for doing it.

Favorite subjects: Loyal, faithful and submissive ones.

Year/Grade: I would be up to year 27 if they went that far.

Favorite music: Girls Against Boys. My sig is one of their lyrics and my nic is loosely inspired by their name. REM, early Genesis, Hunters and Collectors, Thelonius Monk, Elvis Costello, Sun Ra, Pink Floyd, Average White Band, PJ Harvey, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Death In Vegas, Charles Mingus, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, You Am I...many others that I'm going to kick myself for forgetting.

Books: Friedrich Nietzche (no I don't claim to understand it all), Lenny Bruce, Susan Faludi, John Pilger, George Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekhov, Philip Adams...many others that I'm going to kick myself for forgetting.


TV shows/Movies: The Simpsons, The Family Guy (same thing really), Arrested development...generally not much of a TV watcher. Love a good doco though. Films - Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Full Metal Jacket, The Cook The Thief His Wife And Her Lover, Dog Day Afternoon, This Is Spinal Tap, There's Something About Mary...many others that I'm going to kick myself for forgetting.


Instrument: Electric bass (like a lot of Aspies I've noticed), Vocals (classical/jazz training), Guitar, some keyboard, songwriting, arranging, programming and sampling.

Do you like sports? I follow St. Kilda in the AFL and catch the odd bit of tennis. That's it.

Family: Father, mother and stepfather, three younger sisters, one of whom has two sons.

Clothing: Maharishi meets used car salesman. We have some primo op shops out here in the inner west.

How did you find this website? Wonderful, thank you.

Job: DJ, cleaner and data entry. Not all in the same place.

Plans for the future? Going to bed. It's 5:08am.

Any comments? If you've read this far then you know you want me.

What is your first name? Jeff

Age: 40

Location: Orange, California. There aren't very many oranges left though...

Hobbies and Interests: Oh, so many! 4x4 in the desert, photography, astronomy, extreme hiking, classical music, composing, cooking, writing poetry.


Why are you here? To find answers.

When were you diagnosed? I have not been diagnosed, but am very suspicious that I have Auspergers...

Favorite subjects: hmmm...


Favorite music: Sibelus, Yes, Bruckner, Kansas, Beethoven, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Matthew Ship. Others.


Books/Authors Bukowski, Edward Abbey, Haruki Murakami. Many more...

TV shows/Movies: Sopranos, Six Feet Under, anything by Tarkovsky, Kurosawa, Fellini, De Sica, black and white Neo Realist movies are amazing...

Instrument: Piano/Keyborads, I've played since I was three...

Do you like sports? I'm not a big sports watcher, but love the outdoors and extreme hiking...


Family: Father, mother, brother, whom I love, plus a great boyfriend as a huge bonus!

Clothing: Just give me a pair of Levis and a tanktop and I'm in heaven...

How did you find this website? Google Search (how else...)

Job: Freelance 3D Animator and Photogrpaher.

Plans for the future? I need a new Jeep. A Wrangler would do...

Any comments? Man, it's so much easier typing than talking to someone face to face, eh?

What is your first name? Jeff

Age: 16

Location: Australia

Hobbies and Interests: photography, art, music, playing bass. i know theres more that was going to be here but i forgot


Why are you here? because i am

When were you diagnosed: some doctor said i have it.

Favorite subjects:at school i assume? english and geography

Favorite music: Lots of industral and metal, gothic, dark trance, some GOOD emo, none of this pop-punk rubbish on the radio


Books/Authors : wow, much too manny to list

TV shows/Movies: TV bores me. go read a book

Instrument: Bass. dont play in a band. im good tho

Do you like sports? :i shantent


Family: What family?

Clothing: Black, black, black, i think you would of told from my username. must you even ask the question?

How did you find this website? teacher at school pointed me towards it

Job: some second rate job at a stationary store

Plans for the future?: who knows?

Any comments? : i hope you auctully read all this.

CORRECTION: my name is kevin. sorry jeff

PUNKS IS HIPPIES.

What is your first name? Moe

Age: 21.. lie.. TWENTY....one... FINE TWENTY, s**t.

Location: Mad City Wisloserconsin

Hobbies and Interests: Punk rock, death, anarchy... Violent movies.... Exploitation... Uh right now I'm listening to GISM (http://www.globaldarkness.com/cult/gism/) and I'm about to watch A Bell From Hell (http://www.latarnia.com/campanainfierno.html).. Uhhh... On Thursday I'm gonna go see The Formadehyde Junkies (http://www.myspace.com/fjunkies) again...I play guitar, and I suck, getting better at it... I like getting drunk, I like my Oppositional Defiant Disorder, makes me the supreme anarchist death machine.. Getting drunk.. Generally f*cking s**t up.

Why are you here? I want to see what other people with Aspegers are like.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I tihnk I was 19, I got expelled from HS twice, it was after #2 expulsion... I took a knife out on someone who was teasing me.

Favorite subjects: I hated school.

Year/Grade: HAHAHAHAHAHA

Favorite music: PUNK HARDCORE METAL

Books: HAHAHAHA

TV shows/Movies: :O

Instrument: BATTLEAXE

Do you like sports? Death sport

Family: NO.

CLOTHES: I like getting stared at. A lot. With a space in between A and lot.

How did you find this website? I heard about some guy that went on a killing spree... Sorry if I cracked open a big can of worms on that one... SORRY I should have said the radio. No, I don't listen to music on the radio.

Job: I wish I could find/keep one, just so I could have rent/booze money. Everything else I like is either free or cheap.

Plans for the future? Starting a D-Beat hardcore band with lots of metal riffs and growling vocals, and cutting to classic Oi! sound, kind of a Dr. Jekyll/Mr Hyde combination style angry PUNK ROCK music.... And either dying of a drug overdose or dying in a violent accident before the music starts to suck and the band breaks up!

Any comments? YOU'RE THE MAN NOW DOG!

What is your first name?

I go by B, sometimes Mel

Age:

34

Location:

Texas

Hobbies and Interests:

Reading, Radio, Riting, (d)Rawing

Why are you here?

(scratching head)

When were you diagnosed?

Which one? ret*d at age 8, Disturbed age 12, sometime else suggested autism, official age 27, OCD and a bunch of other stuff.

Favorite subjects:

Architecture, design, engineering.

Year/Grade:

12 years passed fifteenth.

Favorite music:

Punk, Ska, Cumbia, Worldbeat, Jazz

Books:

Reference books, occasionally fiction. Mostly classic literature, not pop culture

TV shows/Movies:

No TV. Like Sci-fi, Horror, Political, and suspense movies.

Instrument:

keyboard and uke

Do you like sports?

Passively. We have no NFL franchise down here that's worth a damn, our baseball teams suck, but we got the spurs...yippie. Jeff Gordan sure can drive, though..

Family:

They're not invovled

Clothing:

lost or damaged

How did you find this website?

bookmarked it a couple of years ago. Read articles, never joined forum.

Job:

Professional loser and proud

Plans for the future?

figuring out how to find one.

Any comments?

No, but thanks for asking. [/b]

What is your first name?Gemma

Age:23

Location:Sydney AU

Hobbies and Interests:music, medicine, research, mental health, animals

Why are you here?I am a member of AVEN and there was a linky! And i suspect im a Aspie... it wouldnt suprise me, but im undiagnosed. ive read the criteria and i think i fit.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):GAD - 2003, age 20, ADHD - 2004, age 21. Other diagnoses thrown around: Social Anxiety, Borderline Personality, Depression.

Favorite subjects:Maths, Statistics, Chemistry, German ( i dont like any other languages lol) Music, Modern History.

Year/Grade:tertiary college student, soon to undergraduate in biomedical science, when i get in, the whole process is baffaling me at the moment. *sigh*

Favorite music:Rock, more specifically Punk/emo/80's/grunge/alternative

Books:Stephen King and Patricia Cornwell is about all i read, except for the Obernewtyn Series by Isobelle Carmody.. but alot of it went over my head.

TV shows/Movies:House.

Instrument:voice and piano

Do you like sports?swimming and gymnastics to do, rugby league to watch.

Family:mother, father, brother - 21 and has ADD. Mother has masters in special education in behaviour and has on more than occasion said my social skills were the equiv of a Aspie... but it was my brother who got the iq test and not me. go figure.

Clothing:Whatever i can find, usually jeans and tshirt. but clothes arnt a issue for me. I usually dont go anywhere i need to dress up. spend most days at home.

How did you find this website? AVEN ( website for asexuals) had a linky cos many AVENS are Aspie, and i thought i would check it out!

Job:unemployed for over a year.

Plans for the future?Medical Researcher

Any comments?Ummm....

What is your first name?

Thom

Age: 21

Location: Western NY

Hobbies and Interests: Anime, Console RPGs, World of Warcraft, Star Wars, Star Trek, Strategy Games, Board Games, Warhammer 40k, D+D

Why are you here?

I was recommended here by my parents recently, after Asperger's decided to rear it's ugly head after two years of doing relatively well.

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

About Three years ago now, shortly before I started off to college. Although my parents had their suspiscions about half a year before that.

Favorite subjects:

Writing, Programming, Game Design

Year/Grade:

3rd year of 5 in college.

Favorite music:

Rush, DEVO, Led Zeppelin, Video Game Soundtracks to start with.

Books:

The Discowrld series, The inaccurately named Hitchhhiker's Trilogy, Robert Aspirin, and generally sci-fi and fantasy sorts of things.

TV shows/Movies:

Mythbusters, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Futurama, Family Guy, Boondocks, GitS:SAC, Fulltmetal Alchemist, Star Trek

Instrument: None

Do you like sports?

I watch them from time to time, but I don't play them.

Family:

I live with my mother when I'm home from campus. My parents divorced when I was about ten, my dad remarried and I don't particularly like my stepmom.

Clothing:

Cargo pants and t shirts mostly.

How did you find this website?

Linked by my dad, who's been really supportive lately.

Job: I wish!

Plans for the future?

Not die alone? Does that qualify?

Any comments?

Nope

What is your first name?

That would be James

Age: 20 years young

Location: Northern Ireland

Hobbies and Interests: Music, Music, Music

Why are you here?

I got diagnosed with autism 2 years ago, mentally blocked it out, and rediscovered recently, did a bit of research and found that it's definately aspergers.

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

Wait... I just answered this...I'm still deciding if I want another diagnosis, as I lied in the fear that they'd take me away to a nut house.... nice.

Favorite subjects:
I never really had one

Year/Grade:
2nd year of uni, how long that'll last is questionable

Favorite music:
I like a whole pile of stuff but Radiohead are my favourite band if that's any indication.

Books:
A Storm Of Swords by George R.R Martin and The Lord Of The Rings, it's also impossible to live without a Terry Pratchett novel every so often.

TV shows/Movies:
24, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Dead Ringers, The Fast Show, Fawlty Towers, Porridge, Have I Got News For You?, Blackadder and Star Trek in its many forms.
Not really fussed with movies.

Instrument:
Don't play one, but the guitar is superb.

Do you like sports?
I still watch the odd bit of football.

Family:
2 brothers, a mother and a father.

Clothing:
Yes, please.

How did you find this website?
I googled 'aspergers community' and up it popped.

Job:
I'd rather not.

Plans for the future?
Survive, muster up the courage to travel to America for a week or so, that's about it.

Any comments?
I've used messageboards far too much before, so don't be surprised if you see this username everywhere in the future

Name: Ann

Age: 25

Location: South Texas

Hobbies/Interests: AS, animal psychology and training, database design, cooking, origami, evolution vs religion, politics, beer (I love GOOD beer), wine, food

Why are you here: I have AS and am looking to hear about other people’s experiences and coping mechanisms

When were you diagnosed: Ain’t official yet, but I was originally diagnosed with ADD w/o Hyperactivity, but people with ADD didn’t ever seem to experience the same issues that I did. Now I’m trying to get the official diagnosis because I see myself in everything that describes AS.

Favourite subjects: Horses, off-the-wall facts (did you know that the common grocery store bananna is a clone of itself? That’s why they all taste and look the same after they’ve ripened fully.); see Hobbies/Interests for more information.

Year/Grade: Some college, but out in the working world now. I did take classes for a while but my job is paying pretty well without it.

Music: Rock, emo, indie stuff sometimes, some techno, dance music, tejano, and I’ve never been able to stand country. Bands include: Radiohead, Hum, Muse, Rage Against the Machine, Perfect Circle, Red Hot Chili Peppers,

Books: a lot of books! The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Harry Potter, Lamb (Christopher Moore), Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh…his other stories are great too), Memoirs of a Geisha, Life of Pi (Yann Martel…this is the best book ever), Jane Green’s books for a “chick-lit” fix.

TV Shows: South Park, The Daily Show, Iron Chef, Good Eats, Reno 911!

Movies: I’ve never been a big movie watcher, but I like The Royal Tenenbaums, X-Men 2, the Matrix, basically anything that has a lot of attention to detail and cool cinematography

Instruments: I used to play cello until I got tired of it.

Sports: I lift weights occasionally and will watch some basketball but that’s about it. I believe that football (American-style) is THE most boring sport in the entire world! However, I do have quite a fondness for Short Track Speed Skating.

Family: I’m an only child, my parents are still married, and I don’t live at home anymore. The first time I lived away from home I lived by myself and got shot in the leg by some guys who got into my apartment (that was 5 years ago now). After living back at home, I now live with a relatively understanding boyfriend of 2 years with a 6-month-old cat that I’ve trained to play fetch.

Clothing: Work clothes – slacks, boots/heels, button-down tops, occasionally a skirt. Casual clothes – jeans, shirt, and flip-flops...not too creative

How did you find this website: I don't remember

Job: I work as a consultant for a government agency. I do computer stuff that no one else can do. I like it.

Plans for future: I don’t have the bar set to high, but I just want to keep a nice routine, have the food I want to eat, make enough money to buy the things I need, and make sure things don’t get too hard.[/color]