Hello everyone!

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Joined: 3 Nov 2009
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Posts: 107

05 Nov 2009, 3:28 pm

My vital stats:

Name: Matt A.

DOB: 10/11/1988

Hair: Sandy Blond (Darkest Blond/Lightest Brown)

Gender: Male

Eyes: Multicolored (Green, Blue, Gold)

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 180 lbs

Build: Slender-Medium/Athletic

Race: Caucasian

Relationship Status: Single

Location: Bay Area, CA

Interests/Hobbies: Trail Running, Hiking, Snowshoeing, Cross Country Skiing, National Parks, The Pacific Northwest, Physical Fitness, Nutrition, Psychology, Modern Film and Cinema (1970s - Present).

Biography: I was born to two loving parents on October 11th, 1988. They always noticed that I was a little different in regards to my social skills and interests starting from when I was three-years-old. I was officially diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1995 at the age of six. Throughout my attendence at public school, I was bullied and humiliated by several kids and even a couple teachers! I was ostricized by my peers and was a complete outcast. By the end of fourth grade my gaurdian angel/mother made the life changing decision to homeschool me. My morale and optimism increased dramatically and I was as happy as I was before entering public school. By the time I was in high school, I had lost all of the excess weight I had gained in elementary school and was actually fitter than most of the other students in my charter school. Now I am a competative trail runner with two races under my belt: A Half-Marathon (13th Place/90 contestants) and a 30k (10th place/ 82 Contestants). I have transcended everyone's low expectations of me and have defied the notion that all Aspies are unathletic due to poor coordination. To compensate I found a sport that required a low - moderate amount of coordination and utilized my aspergian laser-like focus to become the best that I could at a sport that I now excell at.

Last edited by Matt55 on 05 Nov 2009, 4:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.

LivingOutsideTheBox
Snowy Owl

Joined: 6 Jan 2009
Gender: Male
Posts: 172

05 Nov 2009, 3:45 pm

Sir, thou art awesome.

*Bows theatrically*

..... I'm allowed to do that...No law against it....And I don't care what people in the street think.

....Anyway, welcome. I've used my laserlike focus to deal with social and internal turmoil and am turning out to be quite the psychologist..

But I'm very impressed with your story. Guardian angels making you the best you can be, which is..well...A sportsman!(Eep?).(for my level of callousness and arogance, impressed-ness and downright admiration are rare. REAL rare.)