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What is your first name? Emily

Age: 20

Location: Starship Voyager

Hobbies and Interests: Star Trek, dinosaurs, psychology, literature

Why are you here? It's nice to hang out with other Aspies

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Never officially diagnosed due to funding problems, self-diagnosed for about a year.

Favorite subjects: Psychology

Year/Grade: psych major undergraduate

Favorite music: country/Sugarland

Books: Speak, Sherlock Holmes, To Kill a Mockingbird, Peanuts cartoons, Watership Down

TV shows/Movies: Star Trek, Criminal Minds, Grey's Anatomy, The Big Bang Theory, Homeward Bound, Muppets

Instrument: Trumpet (til 8th grade), Ressikan flute (Star Trek adaptation of a penny whistle)

Do you like sports? No. Period.

Family: Mom, dad, stepdad, step-brother, younger sister

Clothing: T shirts, overalls and sweatpants

How did you find this website? Random web browsing

Job: freelance assistant for a self-employed counselor/therapist

Plans for the future? Get a Ph.D in psychology, become a research or child clinical psychologist for kids with AS and live in a small quiet town in the middle of nowhere (once my starship gets back from the Delta Quadrant that is)

Any comments? Not particularly

What is your first name?
Mark
Age:
18

Location:
Canada

Hobbies and Interests:
Video games and sports (especially professional)

Why are you here?
My cousin has medium autism and I bare him very close to me and I want to understand him better, I also might have it so I want to explore this "disorder" or so they say

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

Favorite subjects:
Mathematics and music

Year/Grade:
Year 13

Favorite music:
Muse/Miike Snow/odd future/pendulum/nirvana/weezer/gorillaz/grouplove

Books:
Game of thrones! other than that not in perticular (im more of a article guy)

TV shows/Movies:
Dexter (I connect with him)
Mad men
Breaking bad

Instrument:
Keyboard

Do you like sports?
Love 'em! Played basket ball for my primary school, long jump/hockey/relay etc etc for high school

Clothing:
Leather jacket/hoodies to keep me warm during the great Canadian winter ^_^

How did you find this website?
through /r/aspergers

Job:
Assistant surveyor

Plans for the future?
I want to study statistics and eventually work for insurance

Any comments?
Hey y'all! Want to know more about my job? Wonna chat? Absolutely fine by me! so Feel free to drop me a PM I wont bite and I'll see you guys later <3

What is your first name? Matthew

Age: 41

Location: New Jersey (Across from Manhattan, NYC)

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, cooking, History, Science, pets (cats)

Why are you here? I have Aspergers (Diagnosed) and am wanting to branch out and possibly make friends.

When were you diagnosed?: 2009

Favorite subjects: History (Roman Empire, WWII), Astronomy, Physics, Computer science.

Year/Grade: Graduated from a Software Engineering program.

Favorite music: Classical, Metal, 80's.

Books: War & Peace

TV shows/Movies: Do not watch often.

Instrument: None

Do you like sports? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Family: My Father recently died. I have my Mother and one Sister. Both live in another State. Not married. No children of my own.

Clothing: Casual; Dickie's pants, a cool T-shirt and Converse shoes.

How did you find this website? Web search. Google.

Job: Social Media Moderator

Plans for the future? Publishing two books I've written, possibly.

Any comments? No.

What is your first name? Eric

Age: 42

Location: RTP area, NC

Hobbies and Interests: Triathlons, running, biking, swimming

Why are you here? Looking for answers.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Online tests, 2007, 2012

Favorite subjects: Math, Science, quantum physics

Year/Grade: Bacheleors

Favorite music: Big Rush fan. Like listening to new music with my boys.

Books: 7 Habits

TV shows/Movies: Big Bang, anything on History Channel, Star Wars

Instrument: guitar on & off, mostly off

Do you like sports? Love to run bike and swim, not a fan of organized sports

Family: Married, two boys, two dogs

Clothing: casual, lots of running shirts, have about a dozen pair of shoes

How did you find this website? Heard it mentioned on CNN during the tragedy in CT

Job: Civil Engineer

Plans for the future? Be the light for my kids.
Any comments? Glad to join. I already feel better, and have found great solutions and advice.

What is your first name? Alex (Foxx)

Age: 27

Location: western USA

Hobbies and Interests: learning, theories, mechanical and electronic stuff, furries

Why are you here? in general, to ask the question "why?" or more specifically, "why not?"... as for here on this forum, to make new friends and learn more about these "disorders"

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): ADHD: when I was 6. Aspie: no official diagnosis to date.

Favorite subjects: theories (conspiracy theories, electric universe, etc...) and science

Year/Grade: graduated HS in 2003, in and out of college since then.

Favorite music: industrial, electro house, goth, melodic trance

Books: World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide by Max brooks, Timeline by Michael Crichton.

TV shows/Movies: The Cell, Futurama

Instrument: guitar, violin

Do you like sports? not really... except paintball.

Family: 1 brother, mother and father, various and assorted extended family.

Clothing: whatever fits. along with a fluffy tail and ears, in traditional furry style

How did you find this website? stumbled across in a google search and loved the name

Job: technical support phone jockey

Plans for the future? world domination, of course...

Any comments?

What is your first name? Lisa is my real nick... shades reffer to my dark side... I use and explore my 3 brains... finding the primal was a huge discovery for me XD

Age: 32... I don't look it...

Location:
Laval, (near montreal) Quebec, canada

Hobbies and Interests:
Health since I got so sick... adrenal fatigue, reactive hypoglycemia, psychology, 5 aquariums (guppy, bettas), photography... cooking... health...

Why are you here? Lonely? Since I discovered my survival instinct and want to use anger... people reject me even more... but at least they don't abuse me, drag me by the hairs and hit me... like last year... I found this site after being harassed even in an asexual forum... found a quizz, did it for fun... then it felt like a revelation... Since I have hypoglycemia and anemia... and lacking fuel and oxygen to function the whole brain properly sure make it act weird... I tasted probably all mental diseases in the book... That,s why I try to bring awareness that it's very possible that it,s not in their head, but in their food... and environment... I stopped my crying spells by banning sugar alone... and I no longer space out badly since I banned allergies and bad fats.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Doesn't really matter... they're all crap. They called me limit... yeah right I get assaulted but it's MY personality that's the problem.

Favorite subjects:
health, fish, nature, asia

Year/Grade:
College in web design

Favorite music:
Anime soundtracks, or weird stuff... like OOmph and lietze instanz... right now I'm into calm stuff like angelzoom and Luar Na lubre... get Mike oldfield album voyager, celtic rain is very soothing.

Books:
The highly sensitive person
Sugar shock
(read them in french so not too sure)
Adrenal fatigue the 21st century stress syndrome.

TV shows/Movies:
Futurama, american dad (that explain my horrific humor...) merlin, doctor who... etc...

Instrument:
I have accoustic & accoustic-electric violins... but I suck and am too tired.

Do you like sports?
Maybe they they don't like me... I can't live without a bicycle...

Family:
As far as I want to know, I'm an orphan. I only get greeting cards and some cash since 14 years... so... yeah.

Clothing:
Tomboy sport causal prep? Cargo pants with full black kickers with a green lace and blue one on the other show... and t-shirts with nature themes. Sometimes t-shirts, I have fancy stuff too... but no occasions.

How did you find this website?
By google looking more into a quizz?

Job:
Disabled... healing my body after severe abuse... working 100h a week for ungrateful bastards that don't want to pay you is a BAD idea.

Plans for the future?
Surviving......... dying before I have to get into a hospice...

Any comments?
I said too much already XD

Age: 20
Location: Nottingham, Central England
Hobbies and Interests: Kayaking, Urban Exploration, Reading
Why are you here? I'll find out one day
When were you diagnosed?: at the age of 17, before I went to uni
Favorite subjects: Sociology, Philosophy, Politics
Favorite music: Heavy metal/hard rock, some classic rock
Books: Chomsky, Hitchens, Marx, Bill Bryson are a few of my favourite authors
TV shows/Movies: Mostly BBC documentaries
Instrument: Nope
Do you like sports? Generally dislike sports, only sports I like are canoeing and kayaking
Family: Plenty
Clothing: Whatever I want, nothing strange or unusual
How did you find this website? Can't remember
Job: Student
Plans for the future? Continue studying
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What is your first name?
Romario
Age:
16
Location:
Brazil

Hobbies and Interests:
Learning

Why are you here?
I wanna know some more about asperger disorder

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
I'm in diagnosis fase

Favorite subjects:
Linguistics, Science and sociology

Year/Grade:
Frist Year Middle school
Favorite music:
Return to inocense, I don't speak human,
Books:
The Anne Frank's Diary, Les miserables, Angels and deamons, The Da vince's code
TV shows/Movies:

Instrument:

Do you like sports?
No much
Family:
I love them

Clothing:
Informal clothes sometimes I have a ugly appearence

How did you find this website?
Searching about mental disorders

Job:
Student

Plans for the future?
Have a great academic career

Any comments?

Age: 19
Location: western United States
Hobbies and interests: rock climbing, traveling, reading.
Why are you here? To keep moving forward.
When were you diagnosed? Not officially diagnosed yet.
Favorite subjects: history, environmental science, philosophy, anthropology.
Year/Grade: freshman in Univ.
Favorite music: Coldplay, big band, jazz, Michael buble.
Books: Nightfall, Guernesy literary and potato peel pie society, hamlet, life of pi.
TV shows/movies: Star Trek, dr. Who(sometimes), Sherlock Holmes, the pink panther.
Instrument: little guitar and piano.
Do you like sports? Yeah, soccer and running.
Family: good parents.
Clothing: whatever works. Usually jeans and a t-shirts.
How did you find this website? Researching aspergers.
Job: restaurant/student.
Plans for the future? Work in medicine. I'd like to go abroad see the world.

What is your first name? Cameron

Age: 16

Location: Southern United States

Hobbies and Interests: Listening to music, creating it, and performing it, making some visual art, and watching anime.

Why are you here? This forum seems really neat for information and talking to others, it felt very welcoming and helpful

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I'm a self-diagnosed aspie.

Favorite subjects: Music, art, and history.

Year/Grade: Junior in high school currently, 11th grade

Favorite music: This could go on way too long, so I'll list some favorite albums. Laughing Stock by Talk Talk, Just Another Diamond Day by Vashti Bunyan, and Person Pitch by Panda Bear. Other favorites are Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors, Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective, and OK Computer/Kid A by Radiohead (they can't be mentioned separately!).

Books: I haven't done much reading outside of school, but Spice & Wolf and the Redwall Series are my favorites.

TV shows/Movies: My favorite movie might be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and my favorite TV show might be Breaking Bad. My favorite anime series is probably a toss-up between Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Tatami Galaxy, and Kaiji.

Instrument: Guitar, bass, percussion, trombone, singing.

Do you like sports? Not really, but I've played lacrosse before and enjoyed it and can appreciate football on TV sometimes

Family: Two parents and a sister

Clothing: Lots of button-up/dress shirts and I love my ankle boots.

How did you find this website? I was researching something about aspergers and stumbled upon it.

Job: Student

Plans for the future? Becoming a recording and performing musical artist!

Any comments? Hopefully I stick around longer than other forums, I tend to lose interest in them quickly...

What is your first name? Chelsea

Age: 21

Location: Vermont, United States

Hobbies and Interests: reading, writing poetry, watching tv, texting, sleeping, taking walks, tumblr, facebook,

Why are you here? I have been on this site years ago and decided to make a new account and start communicating on here again

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was officially diagnosed in 7th grade. so I guess I was around the age of 12-13

Favorite subjects: eh

Year/Grade: junior in college

Favorite music: demi lovato, mayday parade, invisible jams, owl city, one direction, the wanted, taylor swift, he is we, ke$ha

Books: i don't really have favorite books but some of my favorite authors are John Elder Robison (I have met him in real life ! !), Ellen Hopkins, Jodi Picoult

TV shows/Movies: Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Full House, Mozart and the Whale, Pitch Perfect, Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, Pretty Little Liars

Do you like sports? I don't like to play sports. If I'm around others who are watching football, I will join in but I don't follow any players or stats.

Family: I'm the baby of the family. I currently live with both my parents. I have two older sisters and an older brother

Clothing: I wear what I like and sometimes like to stand out

How did you find this website? I forgot how I found out about it years ago but I have definitely seen it around on other blogging sites and John Elder has told me about it

Job: no job

Plans for the future? get married, have kids, be happy

Any comments? Feel free to talk to me. I;m not judgmental. I support everyone. Love is love <3

What is your first name? it's Sarah

Age: nineteen

Location: southern usa

Hobbies and Interests: i have no hobbies and i'm interested in everything

Why are you here? to learn and relate

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): i was suspected as being on the spectrum about a month ago, i'm in the process of getting diagnosed

Favorite subjects: language, music, other countries and cultures (especially Russia), pagan religions, religion in general, philosophy, astrology, the paranormal, mental health, psychology, drawing, art, color, child psychology, spirituality, POETRY, occult/fringe knowledge, biology, lots of ologies and isms, animals (especially cats<3)

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: all music, i'll listen to anything

Books: i read everything i see - shampoo bottles, every single comment i see - i like fiction novels and poetry...my favorite books are the little prince, and the silence of the lambs. poetry-wise i like e.e. cummings and bukowski a lot, also walt whitman and lots of others. i need to branch out more.

TV shows/Movies: not into them really. my attention span isn't that great. i get antsy and bored.

Instrument: piano, a little bit

Do you like sports? no

Family: i have a mom and a sister and right now i live with my aunt. i have a wonderful feline friend named Big Cat. and a dog. -_-

Clothing: i hardly get dressed if i can help it - but i also like getting dressed. weird huh? i wear t-shirts a lot because they're comfortable. i don't like to be immodest. i'm really a tomboy. i seriously have a problem with wearing socks. and shoes. there is a certain lucky necklace i only take off to shower and to sleep. sometimes at home i don't wear it.

How did you find this website? wikipedia

Job: i wish i had one

Plans for the future? wish i had those, too

Any comments? i'm a misanthrope at heart and i'm sorry! i also talk too much and i'm sorry!

What is your first name? Michael

Age: 21

Location: Albuquerque

Hobbies and Interests: Fantasy Beast and Character Concept and Design, High Fantasy writing, knitting, RPG games

Why are you here? I suppose to find others like me and get away from the NT family for a bit

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): No formal diagnosis, first professional opinion given at age 16

Favorite subjects: Creative Writing, Computer Science

Year/Grade: College Sophomore

Favorite music: DnB, Classical

Books: Dawning (Book One of Black Earth), LotR

TV shows/Movies: Doctor Who, Sherlock, My Little Pony, Avengers, Iron Man

Instrument: Piano, Woodwinds

Do you like sports? No.

Family: Mom, Dad, three younger siblings, live with my aunt, my cat, her two dogs, and her partner, but I am moving out ASAP

Clothing: Chronic Pajama Abuse with spontaneous bursts "Let's be obnoxiously over-formal"

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Special Educational Assistant, Autism Department

Plans for the future? Move out, get a second job, survive well enough my family can't pull the "I told you so" when I couldn't do it

Any comments?

Age: 49

Location: NYC

Hobbies and Interests: Healing, Table Tennis, Armchair Philosophy, Personal Growth

Why are you here? Looking to meet Aspie friends ... So far, they are the only people who will let me be me.

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

Favorite music: Blues and Oldies and others, depends on mood.

Books: Love to read. What I read, depends on mood.

TV shows/Movies: Guilty pleasures: Gossip Girl, ANTM, Revenge

Do you like sports? Not really. Not to just sit and watch.

Family: None

Clothing: Hehehe. What am I supposed to put here, optional? lol. Well, must be soft and comfy.

How did you find this website? ThAutcast/FB

Job: Self Employed as a healer. Retired from Mainframe Computer Software development and analysis.

Plans for the future? Not die alone

Any comments? I find this social format very difficult for making friends. Alex, could I talk you into switching to a Ning format? (ning dot com has ooodles of social sites there)

What is your first name? Sean

Age: 37

Location: Park co. Colorado

Hobbies and Interests: Astronomy, music, 4wheeling, and engineering

Why are you here? ????

When were you diagnosed? undiagnosed

Favorite subjects: music, astronomy, jeeps

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: metal, swing, classic rock, classical, new age

Books: Hawking

TV shows/Movies: South park Star Trek tng, Battleship

Instrument: Bass and guitar

Do you like sports? no

Family: Wife and 2 ASD children

Clothing: jeans and t-shirt

How did you find this website? cnn

Job: disabled

Plans for the future Band