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What is your first name? Mimsy

Age: 29

Location: Florida

Hobbies and Interests: British TV and comedy

Why are you here? Why not?

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I figured myself out a few years ago.

Favorite subjects: Science and Art

Year/Grade: Thankfully finished with all that...

Favorite music: I'm not really big on music.

Books: Neil Gaiman and just about anything anyone suggests.

TV shows/Movies: Anything not completely romantic.

Instrument: Jack of all trades, master of none.

Do you like sports? No.

Family: Small and widespread

Clothing: Pants and dark colors

How did you find this website? Probably google.

Job: web stuff

Plans for the future? Yeah, I should probably have some...

Any comments? Have a good one!

Hi all.

What is your first name? It's in my username. Hint: unfortunately, I'm not a pirate. Nor am I particularly dreadful (at least, I hope not).

Age: 28 next week.

Location: East Coast Suburbia, USA.

Hobbies and Interests: Reading. Writing. 'Rithmatic (sorta... mostly I just like to freak out math-phobes by calculating sales tax in my head). History. I do various crafty sorts of things like sewing, jewelry making, and years ago I designed a haunted dollhouse. Still haven't gotten around to building it yet. I love cats (I have two and will talk about them often and at great length) and dogs (don't have any, yet).

Why are you here? I'm pretty sure I'm an Aspie.

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

Favorite subjects: Um, everything, which made picking a subject to major in for college difficult.

Year/Grade: I'd be a third-year junior if I went back to college... it's a long story.

Favorite music: I like music that I grew up listening to; it's comforting. Thanks to my dad's influence, that means rock from the 60s on. My favorite band is Pink Floyd. Last week I went to see Roger Waters perform The Wall. Twice. I almost never go to concerts, so that is a Big Deal.

Books: I'll read anything I can get my hands on. I mostly read fiction now, but I go on non-fiction kicks every now and then. I'm currently in the middle of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea books.

TV shows/Movies: I don't watch much TV aside from Mythbusters, various science/nature/history programs, and the odd Sci-Fi show here and there (I <3 Doctor Who). The History Channel has begun to annoy me with all the pseudoscience crap they've been airing; it's all prophecies or aliens or Bigfoot... we have four or five thousand years of legit history, plus many more millennia of pre-history, and this is what they cover?! And don't even get me started on the Ice Road Truckers. Grr. </rant> As for movies, I enjoy good ones and love mocking bad ones.

Instrument: Piano. I don't like it when people listen to me play, though. Since there's always someone around, I never play any more.

Do you like sports? Not team ones. I kayak, hike, ride my bike, and swim.

Family: Parents (Mom's NT, Dad has some Aspie traits), younger sister (NT), and three cats (two are mine, one is my sister's). Both my sister and I are still living with our parents.

Clothing: For some reason I hate having sleeves below my elbows. Even in winter, I push my sleeves up without realizing I'm doing it. It feels weird to have my forearms covered... I dunno, it's a quirk. :-) I usually wear sweatpants or yoga pants and layers of tank tops, t-shirts, and hoodies. I hate dressing up unless I get to wear a costume.

How did you find this website? Poking around on Google.

Job: Self-employed. My job would be perfect, if it didn't involve working seven days a week...

Plans for the future? I have many, and the details often change. The jist of it, though, is that I want to be able to make enough money at a job that doesn't cost me my sanity to be able to live comfortably on my own (with my cats and future dogs) or maaaaaaaybe with a husband. I'd also like to move to a climate a lot drier than the bloody swamp I live in now.

Any comments? Haven't I blathered on enough already? :-)

What is your first name? Adrian

Age: 34 (Is it bad that I always have to calculate it from my birth year?)

Location: U.S.

Hobbies and Interests: Flash development, digital painting, CRPGs

Why are you here? To learn more about Asperger's and enjoy the fact that there actually are other people out there on my wavelength

When were you diagnosed? 11/2010

Favorite subjects: art, ancient history (esp. Persia), genetics

Year/Grade: Gah! People asked me this for 10 years after I graduated.

Favorite music: traditional Gypsy, Gypsy punk, punk, new wave, prog rock, classic rock, Azam Ali, Queen... if it's newer than mid-90's, I probably haven't heard it.

Books: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, non-fiction

TV shows/Movies: I don't own a TV, because I have too many things I want to do to let TV suck up all my time. However, I do watch things like Doctor Who, Torchwood, Being Human, Qi, The Mighty Boosh, and Nevermind the Buzzcocks when I can get them.

Instrument: Me

Do you like sports? No

Family: Lost most of them by the time I was 12. I lived with my older cousin after that.

Clothing: If I don't have to leave the house, sweats, pajamas, t-shirts. If I do, jeans and t-shirts. I can't stand to wear anything else.

How did you find this website? I don't remember.

Job: Self-employed Flash / web developer

Plans for the future? Now that I understand myself a bit better, I plan to arrange my life to make myself as comfortable as possible. I've got one life, and there's no return and no deposit. Er...

Any comments? No

What is your first name? Harobed

Age: 52

Location: Virginia

Hobbies and Interests: Music, movies

Why are you here? I'm a 3 time aspie

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 3 times between august/september and today

Favorite subjects: books music movies, sometimes politics

Year/Grade: i'm 52

Favorite music: classical/rock

Books: mysteries

TV shows/Movies: angel/the departed

Instrument: piano

Do you like sports? some sometimes

Family: yes - 5 kids

Clothing: sweaters

How did you find this website? looking around for aspie'ville

Job: attorney

Plans for the future? survive

Any comments? this is a great forum

What is your first name? Tajna

Age: 28

Location: Hawai'i

Hobbies and Interests: yoga,dancing,art,children,hiking,nature,writing,reading,traveling,design,music,film,animals especially cats,spirituality,psychology,and returning to Seattle someday

Why are you here? to find community support

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

Favorite subjects: fashion,nature,writing,art,languages,various cultures,music

Year/Grade: way up in college

Favorite music: Aleksander Borodin,Ravel,Seu Jorge,Bob Marley,Ravi Shankar,Yacht,khoomei (Mongolian throat singing),Romani

Books: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle,The Potent Self by Moshe Feldenkrais,Living Yoga :Creating A Life Practice by Christy Turlington, Trout Fishing in America by Richard Brautigan,Decca:The Letters of Jessica Mitford,No Way Home by Carlos Acosta,Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes,Varua Tutu :New Writings from French Polynesia,Sido and My Mother's House by Colette,The Soul of Rumi by Coleman Barks truly is my favorite.

TV shows/Movies: The Nun's Story,Bringing Up Baby,Aqua Teen Hunger Force,Chapelle Show,Indiscreet,Napoleon Dynamite,La Reine Margot,Elizabeth,Ballerina,A Midsummer Night's Dream (with Kevin Kline),Bonjour Tristesse,Funny Face,Charade,Nosferatou,Cabaret,All That Jazz,Suzanne Farrell:Elusive Muse,The Philadelphia Story,Houseboat,Blow Up,and on and on and on!

Instrument: my feet...a dancer

Do you like sports? love basketball,haven't played though,love badminton

Family: younger sister

Clothing: anything organic,cotton,silk,used/vintage/awaiting me at Salvation Army,preferably in purple/pale green/mauve/cobalt.skirts as I live on a humid island and walk exceedingly fast.Boatnecks and striped Breton tops are my indulgence.

How did you find this website? a book

Job: working at a childrens' art studio

Plans for the future? graduate college,move back to Seattle,hopefully teach art to children,and indulge my wanderlust

Any comments? not yet

Name: Nikki

Sex/Gender: female biologicly but pretty much a guy inside but unconflicted by the incongruity.

Age: 54

Self-diagnosed recently: a long, hard, but facinating (to me) journey

Family: Mother and father both aspies, scientists (retired)

Music favorite: Chopin preludes and all other Chopin in minor keys especially

Favorite Authors: Steven Gould, Ivan Illich, Arundeti Roy, Joseph Atwil

Special Interests (current): History of 1st Century Rome, Shakespear authorship debate, playing piano,
small-scale organic farming and self-sufficency, staring into the void, cannabis.

Work: Organic farm

Clothing: Averse to fashion mostly (for myself, no problem with it on other people) Comfort is key for me.

Hopes for future: I'd really like to find some other Aspies to converse with esp. older folk who, like I, have figured out late in life what the heck about who they are. People who have had the experience as an adult of feeling like,
"You mean there's a name for this and other people who share these peculiar thought and behavior patterns?! Cool!" But also happy to hear from younger people who have grown up knowing.
Thanks for this web-site

What is your first name? Diane

Age: 50

Location: Suburbs of New York

Hobbies and Interests: Triathlon, Yoga, Reading, Skiing, EVERYTHING (me, not my son)

Why are you here? My 16 year old son has ADHD, NVLD, Anxiety NOS, and what has been labelled as "Mild" Aspergers

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): He was given a diagnosis of ADHD at age 4

Favorite subjects: English (my son, not me)

Year/Grade: currently in 11th grade

Favorite music: Heavy RAP and Heavy Metal "Screemo"

Books:

TV shows/Movies:

Instrument:

Do you like sports? Skiing

Family: Two sisters, 13 and 7

Clothing: Unique style, always a HAT

How did you find this website? I am here looking for some guidance/help for my son. Would love for him to have more awareness of his diagnosis so that he can build on his strengths (of which he has SO MANY)

Job: Summer worked as a lifeguard, This winter will work as a ski instructor in Vermont on weekends

Plans for the future? The future looks a little scary from here

Any comments?

What is your first name? Craig

Age: 23

Location: Lancashire, England, UK

Hobbies and Interests: TV, Films, Computer, Football (Soccer)

Why are you here? I have Aspergers

When were you diagnosed?: April 2007

Favorite music: Lady Gaga, JLS, Cheryl Cole, Alexandra Burke, Dizzee Rascal, Eminem, Take That, and many many more (Basically, whats in the UK charts!)

TV shows: Doctor Who, Ben 10/Alien Force/Ultimate Alien, All Grown Up!, 24, The X-Files, South Park, Futurama, Simpsons, One Foot In The Grave, Harry Hill's TV Burp, The X-Factor, Deal or No Deal and again many many more!

Movies: Saw 1 to 3D, Scream 1-3, Terminator 1-3, Robocop 1-3 and once again many more... Mainly Sci-Fi, Horror & Comedy!

Do you like sports? Yes, Association Football is my life. Mainly my club, Bolton Wanderers!! !

Owen Coyles Superwhite Army!! !! !! !! !! !

Family: Mum, Dad, 2 brothers & 2 sisters. Grandparents on mothers side, nieces and nephews. Aunts and uncles... I just live with Mum and Dad though

Clothing: Bolton Wanderers replica shirt, Black jogging pants & Nike Total 90 trainers (People say I dress like a cartoon character because I only wear the one style!)

How did you find this website? Told about it when diagnosed, took me a few years to check it out though (a little shy).

Job: Nope

Plans for the future? Just taking it slow at the minute.

Any comments? I hope I can talk with loads of people just like me on here!

What is your first name? Kayla

Age: 20

Location: California

Hobbies and Interests: Photography, politics, technology, television

Why are you here? Considering the possibility that I have AD...

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

Favorite subjects: Politics, History, Sociology

Year/Grade: College sophomore

Favorite music: Andrew Bird, Cat Stevens, Otis Redding, The Decemberists, LCD Soundsystem, Bach Cello Suites (preferably performed by Yo-Yo Ma), Philip Glass, and many more.

Books: Anything by Albert Camus, Kurt Vonnegut, or David Sedaris; Harry Potter series (obligatory), A Series of Unfortunate Events

TV shows/Movies: TV: 30 Rock, Arrested Development, Dexter, The West Wing, Six Feet Under, Friends, The O.C. (I know it's embarassing...), and so many more. Movies: Man on Wire, The Dark Knight, Moulin Rouge, Almost Famous

Instrument: I've been playing guitar for over 10 years, but I'm still pretty horrible! I've also dabbled in piano and ukulele. I wish I could play the saxophone...

Do you like sports? Typically only NCAA basketball during March Madness

Family: Parents, one sister, extended family is small

Clothing: T-shirt and jeans almost every day. I love socks, but haven't worn them much since coming to California!

How did you find this website? I don't even remember.

Job: Student

Plans for the future? Absolutely no idea.

Any comments? Hi.

What is your first name? Laura

Age: 21 ( I turn 22 on Sunday!)

Location: Minnesota

Hobbies and Interests: tv/movies, exercise, reading

Why are you here? I am an Aspie

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was diagnosed at 7

Favorite subjects: Psychology, physics, Corrections

Year/Grade: College senior

Favorite music: Dark Tranquility, In Flames, Deftones
Books: Dostoevsky, Wharton, Greene, De Lint- Anything by them!
TV shows/Movies: TV: X-files, Roswell, Lie To Me, First 48, Lock Up, Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Groundhog Day

Instrument: Drums!
Do you like sports? I played soccer and basketball when I was younger but I only like to watch hockey.

Family: Parents, one brother

Clothing: Sweat pants and a shirt/hoodie...I only like soft clothes because I am hypersensitive to textures

How did you find this website? I don't know

Job: Student

Plans for the future? Be a Juvenile probation officer and work with black kids

What is your first name?

Age: 27

Location: Louisiana

Hobbies and Interests: debate, american football,

Why are you here? to get a better understanding and learn through relating to people I feel are like myself.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): depression, add, and anxiety from 16 - 23 yrs old I'm pretty sure i am an aspie

Favorite subjects: psychology, philosophy, art

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: blues

Books: mostly health related, psychology, or biography

TV shows/Movies: house, criminal minds, and 20/20

Instrument: some piano

Do you like sports? Yes, I like trying to play volleyball... i'm pretty good sometimes. I like watching sports in person. especially American football mostly into it because i recently figured out the rules and finally started retaining information on the subject up until last year i didn't have a clue and didn't want to know.

Family: i have contact a couple times a year with most since birth. I get anxious if i try any harder than that

Clothing: causal/comfortable

How did you find this website? the back of a book i was reading

Job: unemployed (recently a cashier)

Plans for the future? idk

Any comments?

What is your first name? king

Age:

Location: Louisiana

Hobbies and Interests: programming , ufc hockey football , all martial arts

Why are you here? a friend

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

Favorite subjects: math , philosophy,

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: alternative

Books: anything with numbers,philosophy,

TV shows/Movies: hangover, casino ,godfather

Instrument: flute ,,jk guitar and piano when I was young and forced to

Do you like sports? Yes hockey and mixed martial arts

Family: over rated

Clothing: causal/comfortable

How did you find this website? a friend

Job: engineer on call for now

Plans for the future?

Any comments? eh

What is your first name? Megan

Age: 35

Location: North Carolina

Hobbies and Interests: Psychology, Art, Nature Watching, Non-fiction Reading, Cooking, Traveling, World Religions

Why are you here? Find out more about Aspergers

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Dyslexia 1980, Depression 1997&2005, score of 32 on Autism Spectrum Quotient Test on Facebook

Favorite subjects: Biology & Chemistry

Year/Grade: Second Degree in Nutrition

Favorite music: Celtic, New Age, Easy listening Rock

Books: textbooks at the moment b/c I'm a slow reader, I don't have time for anything else right now but generally reflects above interests

TV shows/Movies: Documentaries and Comedies

Instrument: Recorder and Wooden flute

Do you like sports? Running, Hiking, Walking in nature

Family: Husband and 2 Kids

Clothing: Casual

How did you find this website? Wired 9.11 The Geek Syndrome

Job: Mother and Student

Plans for the future? Finish Second Degree and get my Masters and Teach Science

Any comments?

What is your first name? David: DO not shorten it, I like the "Id"

Age: 45

Location: Seattle

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, German, Language, Acoustic Guitar, Road Biking

Why are you here? Why Not? It seems time. Friends have been whispering about me for years. About time I acknowledge it.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I test within range and do not want a diagnosis at this juncture.

Favorite subjects: 20nth Century German Literature, Modernism, sailing literature, books

Favorite music: Acoustic music, unplugged. Drums drive me batty. Most classical. Jazz before fusion was in vogue.

Books: Too numerous to mention.

TV shows: Don't own a tv.

Movies: Too numerous to mention, mostly foreign and highbrow. Haneke is favorite director.

Instrument: Acoustic guitar.

Do you like sports? Yes, but would never pay money to see a pro event at this point in my life. I detest American football. Love hockey and road biking.

Family: None

Clothing: Very neat and upscale by Seattle standards.

How did you find this website? Friend.

Job: Over-educated and under-employed, so I know how to max out on UI benefits. I work as a blue-collar sailor and white collar as indexer, translator and English teacher.

Plans for the future? ??

Any comments? Let the games begin!

What is your first name? Homie

Age: 20

Location: Knoxville, TN

Hobbies and Interests: Conference Realignment, Advocacy (Feminism/Disabilities), teh Internets, Gilman Street, 80's Rap, Depression Economics

Why are you here? I was diagnosed with Mild Aspergers Syndrome, but other diagnosis have been suggested.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 1996 at age 6. I've also been diagnosed with various forms of depression.

Favorite subjects: History

Year/Grade: Junior in College

Favorite music: Ska

Books: Anything worth reading

TV shows/Movies: Pardon The Interruption, Intervention, Warren the Ape, Top Chef

Instrument: Bass

Do you like sports? Yes, I used to play basketball.

Family: A whole lot of people, namely my Brother Jesse, who has Pachygeria. My father is diagnosed with severe CAP-D but behaves and acts very similar to me.

Clothing: I buy from used clothing stores, but usually something colorful.

How did you find this website? teh internets.

Job: None currently.

Plans for the future? To get through school, and then have a normal life.

What is your first name?: Sara

Age: 21

Location: Sacramento

Hobbies and Interests: I enjoy reading, working, playing video games, watching television, spending time with my boyfriend.

Why are you here?: Because I am undiagnosed and I want to seek companionship of others who actually understand me.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Currently in the process of being diagnosed.

Favorite subjects: Psychology, History, Math, Physics, Biology, Philosophy, Literature

Year/Grade: 3rd year in Junior College

Favorite music: I'm a fan of all sorts of music. I like Top 40's I think it's called, country, alternative, pop, rock, and oldies.

Books: Way too many to list! A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, Eating the Cheshire Cat, Harry Potter, Look Me in the Eye, Of Mice and Men, Matilda, The Witches, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief...

TV shows/Movies: The Big Bang Theory, Star Trek, Star Wars, Andromeda, Dollhouse, Firefly, Stargate SG-1, Doctor Who, Battlestar Gallactica, The 10th Kingdom, The Mask, Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Futurama...

Instrument: None, unfortunately.

Do you like sports?: I enjoy Curling!

Family: I have a very neurotypical Mother, a Father with a dash of Asperger, and a brother whom also has a dash of Asperger. They are both undiagnosed (actually, all three of us are diagnosed ADD) but I know otherwise!

Clothing: I wear a lot of black, but pink is my favourite colour.

How did you find this website?: By googling Asperger's.

Job: I'm a student.

Plans for the future?: Nothing so far. I want to continue going to school for the time being.

Any comments?: I have thought about what to say, but I still don't feel I come off exactly the way I meant to come off...