hi. i have much the same story as many introductions i've read on here, i have always been considered a little odd, and kind of thought there was something wrong with me. i've always just sort of stumbled through (literally as well as metaphorically a good portion of the time) as best i could hoping one day i would figure out this secret set of rules that everyone else seemed to just know. i have yet to suss the rule sheet, but a few weeks ago my roommate made an offhand comment that started me on my way here. i was watching a friend play a video game and my roommate said i was watching the screen like an autistic child. he meant it in jest, but, after hearing it, i started looking into autism, which led me to a.s. (through wikipedia, a few other sites and this site). reading about it i felt a lot of the traits fit me, so i searched for online self-tests (going to the grocery store requires hours of psyching myself up and almost incapacitating levels of anxiety, so going to a psychiatrist is essentially outside the realm of possibility for me) and took four of them (the wired test, aspie-test, the geeksyndrome.com test and one other, the name of which i can't remember) and for all four i received a result of "very likely an aspie", with a score that was at least 20% above the "most aspies score above this" score. i would at some point like to have my self-diagnosis confirmed/denied (i am generally skeptical of self-diagnoses), but i'm not sure how likely that is to happen any time soon.
i figured i'd also include the ice-breaker info from another thread:
What is your first name? izaiah.
Age: 31.
Location: denver, co, usa
Hobbies and Interests: art, music, film, comics, literature, architecture, theater, astronomy/astrophysics, archeaology, norway, central asia, belgium, eastern europe, india, odd things.
Why are you here? self-diagnosed asperger's syndrome.
When were you diagnosed?: within the last couple weeks.
Favorite subjects: my degree is in art history and theater design.
Year/Grade: completed my bachelor's degree in 1998, some further coursework in philosophy and literature.
Favorite music: too many to list, but a few favorites are: midnight oil, fiona apple, prince, decemberists, gogol bordello, public enemy, portishead, nitzer ebb, adam ant, squarepusher, bjork, the blood brothers, camper van beethoven/cracker, led zeppelin, eisley, hank III, pantera, ministry, motion man, i could go on for days (i spend a lot of time by myself listening to music), but i'll stop now.
Books: death comes for the archbishop, of human bondage, the stranger, the good soldier, lafcadio's adventures, a farewell to arms, down and out in paris and london, the castle, fatelessness, a day in the life of ivan denisovich, the heart is a lonely hunter, the red and the black, germinal, to the lighthouse, the history of the seige of lisbon.
TV shows/Movies: buffy the vampire slayer, deadwood, most of the adult swim comedy lineup. for movies, i like documentaries, foreign & arthouse stuff, and i'm a big horror fan (i'll refrain from making another big list of titles).
Instrument: some drums, used to play bass clarinet.
Do you like sports? If so which ones? i don't hate sports, but i can't bring myself to care really. if i had to watch a sport it would probably be cricket or ice hockey.
Family: mom, dad, two younger sisters, lots of aunts/uncles and cousins (my family is gigantic on both sides).
Clothing: simple, no logos, baggy (i can't deal with clothes that restrict movement or feel at all tight - i can't wear jackets at all, i layer sweatshirts in the winter).
How did you find this website? link from wikipedia, i think.
Job: hating my job.
Plans for the future? hope to do something in the arts realm (film or writing primarily).
22 Dec 2006, 1:44 am
