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Welcome K-chan! you're so cool!! !

Welcome to WP!

History is indeed the most awesome subject on the planet, right or wrong.

Also, fun fact: I loathe the term Aspie. It sounds degrading to me, even if it is commonly used by people with AS.

What is your first name? Sam

Age: 18

Location: Waukesha, WI

Hobbies and Interests: Science (mainly zoology), Bee Gees, Star Trek, facts and trivia

Why are you here? I feel like I might have Asperger's and just looking for people who "get" me.

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

Favorite subjects: Zoology

Year/Grade: Freshman in college.

Favorite music: Mostly the Bee Gees and Duran Duran.

Books: Don't read much, but I enjoy anything that grabs my attention.

TV shows/Movies: House, Star Trek, The Sound of Music.

Instrument: None

Do you like sports? Not a sports person

Family: Parents, 16 year old sister, 13 year old brother, all neurotypical.
Clothing:

How did you find this website? My mom told me about it.

Job: Student assistant in a Continuing Education department.

Plans for the future? Hope to get my Ph.D in Zoology.

Any comments? Hi Nice to meet you all.

What is your first name? Jak

Age: 20

Location: West Sussex, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Make up, Photography, Modelling, Movies, Music, History

Why are you here? Exploration and and to make friends

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Informally diagnosed with AS about 2 months ago and I got diagnosed with severe depression a year and a half ago.

[b]Favorite subjects: History, Chemistry

Year/Grade: N/A

Favorite music: EBM, Powernoize, Industrial, Trance, House

Books: Terry Pratchett

TV shows/Movies: The Simpsons, Futurama, Firefly, Full Metal Jacket, Apollo 13, The Boat That Rocked, V for Vendetta, The Blues Brothers, Star Trek Voyager, TNG and DS9 and All the movies, Star Wars

Instrument: N/A

Do you like sports? I like Rugby

Family: 2 Brothers, mum and a dad

Clothing: Erm...Mens jeans, Shirts, ties and stompy boots.

How did you find this website? My best friend told me about it. (He has AS too)

Job: Part time fetish model

Plans for the future? I want to be a makeup artist or photographer

Any comments? I'm silly, genderqueer and a bit shy. Oh and I have 2 cats.

[/quote]I'm a real sucker for reading and doing anything with history, it's great to find someone who shares an interest?

Which(if any) particular areas of that subject interest you?[/quote]

I love any paranormal books and WWII history or ancient mediterranean

What is your first name? Ian

Age: 18

Location: London

Hobbies and Interests: Computer, my ipod touch and technology, videos, art

Why are you here? I have autism and also to spread my message around.

When were you diagnosed? 8 years old.

Favorite subjects: Arts and Media

Year/Grade: 1st year of college

Favorite music: R n B, Raggae, Pop, Soul and Hip-Hop

Books: Sci-Fi, Life, Fictional, Funny

TV shows/Movies: Comedy, Sci-fi, Family Guy

Instrument: Guitar and Keyboard

Do you like sports? Yes tennis and badminton, however I also like taking part in sports like football and basketball, whatever sport that occupys my mind.

Family: Mother, 2 sisters (older and younger) and a brother.

Clothing: Any clothes that are mainly blue (my favourite colour of all times )

How did you find this website? Another member on WP

Job: N/A

Plans for the future? To do alot of art and music and do a combination between the both of them... make videos and get some fans and get a nice place and a nice wife .

Any comments? Yes, to all new people Welcome to Wrongplanet

Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? Aaron

Age: 36

Location: California

Hobbies and Interests: Music, Science fiction, Computer science, Religion, Biology, Ideology, Psychology, Poetry, Language

Why are you here? I've been diagnosed with ADD (not hyperactive) but I suspect that I have Asperger's or some other autism spectrum condition.

When were you diagnosed?: Diagnosed with ADD about 8 years ago, I think.

Favorite subjects: Pre-college: math and biology. College: Same but also computer science and linguistics.

Year/Grade: bachelor's degree

Favorite music: Blues, Early Jazz, 80s music, Beatles, Nirvana, world music, a little bit o' everyting

Books: Sci-fi, Vonnegut, Stephen King, various fiction, and nonfiction related to my interests, of course

TV shows/Movies: I like too many movies, and I'd be sitting here too long if I tried to even list my very favorites.
TV shows that have interested me include: X-Files, Bones, Dexter, Monk, Roswell, Buffy, Angel, Smallville

Instrument: Harmonica, ukulele

Do you like sports? Not so much. Sports related to martial arts is interesting.

Family: Mother. Father and brother no longer living.

Clothing: Huh?

How did you find this website? Through Wikipedia

Job: Software engineer

Plans for the future? Maybe writing.

Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? John

Age: 48

Location: Southern, Vermont

Hobbies and Interests: My family, computers, technology, building and riding motorcycles, history, law, music. The list goes on.

Why are you here? My youngest son (age 5) was diagnosed with "an ASD" on 12/11/09. I'm a confused parent seeking understanding.

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

Favorite subjects:

Year/Grade: Out of college for quite a while now. BS in Computer Science, MS in Internet Engineering.

Favorite music: Ranges from oldies to southern rock to classical to new age. Anything but rap or hip-hop.

Books: My taste in books is almost as broad as my taste in music. Science fiction, travel (especially motorcycle travel), technology, history. John Ringo, Joe Haldeman, Kipling, Frost...

TV shows/Movies: Babylon 5! Others as the mood takes me, which isn't often. My imagination has a much better special effects department than Hollywood.

Instrument: Juke box.

Do you like sports? Long-distance motorcycling, shooting, and hiking.

Family: Wife, four sons and a daughter (ages 5 to 31), one grand-daughter.

Clothing: It's winter in Vermont, I'd freeze without it. Jeans, t-shirts, and leather jacket, for the most part.

How did you find this website? I was/am seeking to understand my son. Google is my friend.

Job: IT consultant, specializing in Web applications and security for small business.

Plans for the future? I'd like to live long enough to be a problem to my kids.

Any comments?

What is your first name? Steven

Age: 20

Location: NW Washington

Hobbies and Interests: Acting, writing, dancing, gaming, reading, watching movies and analyzing them afterward, Shakespeare, and Star Trek.

Why are you here? It started as curiosity and then turned to interest.

When were you diagnosed? When I was about 2 or 3.

Favorite subjects: Dramatic Arts, English, Debate

Year/Grade: Graduated 2008

Favorite music: Movie/game soundtracks (especially by Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, and Jeremy Soule), Afterglow, Billy Joel, Capital Lights, Drake Bell, Evanescence, Fallout Boy, Linkin Park, Michael Bublé, Owl City, Queen, The Beatles, and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Books: The Book of Mormon, anything by Dr. Seuss, anything by Shakespeare (in particular, "Macbeth" and "Richard III"), The Harry Potter Series, The Twilight Saga, Frankenstein, 1984, Death Note, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Movies: I'm a big fan of anything by Tim Burton, M. Night Shamalan, Christopher Nolan, and Joss Whedon. Along with that, I like the Star Trek films and about a quarter that Disney made. AND Citizen Kane of course!

Instrument: The Clarinet, which I just started playing again.

Do you like sports? Yes and no. I enjoy things like swimming or rock climbing and such, but I'm not good at playing on a team, though I do get a kick out of basket ball. But I'm not nearly involved enough in any of those things. But if Dancing is a sport, then yeah, I like 'em.

Family: I have my Mom and Dad. I am the oldest of three, I have a younger sister and a younger brother.

Clothing: A colorful button up shirt with sleeves rolled up, a vest, jeans or corduroy, a pair of year old Nike's, and a derby hat turned backwards.

How did you find this website? I was on Wikipedia looking up Aspergers to learn more. It referenced this website.

Job: N/A

Plans for the future? Right now, I'm focused on getting ready to go on a mission cause I'm Mormon. Other then that, I want to develop my self as an actor. Other then that, I have no idea of what I'm doing.

Any comments? It's really nice to know that I'm not as much of a freak as I thought. I'm just different. Sorry for the uber long post.

What is your first name? Karen

Age: 37

Location: Texas USA

Hobbies and Interests: Music primarily with temporary intermittent fixations on other hobbies such as motorcycles, bicycles, reading

Why are you here? Recently discovered I am an Aspie and also grew up with an Aspie brother

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Not officially diagnosed, but a shrink says I'm an Aspie and sent me to a specialist for autism spectrum.

Favorite subjects: Music

Year/Grade: junior in college

Favorite music: jazz

Books: very wide variety, no real favorites, just like to read stuff

TV shows/Movies: Bones, House, NCIS... Current favorite movie is Avatar

Instrument: piano, organ, violin, viola, cello, bass viol, electric bass, guitar, banjo, harp, drums, marimba, sax, clarinet, flute, trumpet, harmonica

Do you like sports? not particularly, aside from cycling

Family: I am single with no kids and come from a family with a lot of Aspies

Clothing: don't care about it too much

How did you find this website? Google search trying to learn about resources for Aspies.

Job: Support Analyst for a peds hospital

Plans for the future? Majoring in Music Therapy in college

Any comments? Um... none at the moment