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Name: Steve

Age: 44

Location: Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Hobbies/Interests: computing, science fiction, widsurfing

Why am I here: meet other aspies and offer any help from my experiences.

When Diagnosed: 3 years ago.

Favorie subjects: science

Education: Degree in Mathematics

Music: any 1970's music and "chill out"

Books: Not a great reader.

TV Shows/Movies: any science fiction including Star Trek, Angel, Kingdom Hospital.

Instruments: none.

Sports: windsurfing, sailing, tennis, swimming

Family: Separated. Younger brother and sister

Cothing: comfort over fashion, always!

How I found this website: Google search

Plans for Future: Not sure

Name: Cindy

Age: 41

Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Hobbies/Interests: reading, cooking, family

Why am I here: to get to know other adult Aspies

When Diagnosed: 3 months ago (self-dx)

Favorie subjects: literature, time/space theories

Education: BA English Language & Literature

Music: 1970's soft rock

Books: Tolkien, Sutcliff, L'Engel

TV Shows/Movies: LOTR, Star Trek, History channel

Instruments: a little piano

Sports: soccer mom, ice skating mom

Family: married with 5 children (4 still at home)

Clothing: jeans casual

How I found this website: Google

Plans for Future: to help my kids become adults

What is your first name? gwynfryn

Age: 50 in 11 days time

Location: Montluçon, France (smack in the middle)

Hobbies and Interests: Inventing, problem solving, reading (sci-fi, technical, historical...) and music (most, but especially Celtic or Classic)

Why are you here? Active Aspie

When were you diagnosed? Recognised the "classic" symptoms in myself according to a 1998 radio program, then, after suffering total confusion from the garbage on the web, researched my way back full circle (Tony Atwood "Aspie"/ Baron-Cohen "extreme male-brain" model)

Favorite subjects: Most sciences and life in general

Year/Grade: Graduate; Mech Eng. (hon). (Also "Master mule skinner of the
Grand Canyon"; have a certificate to prove it!)

Favorite music: Telemann, Strauss (Richard), Taverner, Dead can Dance, Louise Attack, Clannad, Heart, and lots more...

Books: hundreds

TV shows/Movies: No TV

Instrument: I can knock out a tune on most (except of violin family)

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: I'd play table tennis, volley ball, soccer and many others if facilities where available

Family: A mam, a brother with kids, and many cousins etc., all NT as far as I can tell (though Mam and Dad and a few others had certain autistic traits, mostly the positive ones).

Clothing: Have to wear them!

How did you find this website? Link to wrongplanet.net on old Aspergia board.

Job: Don't have one (been looking for years!)

Plans for the future? Planning to be an author (but strictly to raise cash so I can take out some patents, and start manufacturing; had a gut-full of working for others. Unless I could find an Aspie employer?) and also to inject some clarity into the autistic spectrum definitions (and similar/related phenomena).

Any comments? The site looks good so far! Thank you, Alex, for help with registering!

What is your first name? Kenneth

Age: 28

Location: North Carolina

Hobbies and Interests: Art ( watercolor) religion, philosophy

Why are you here? I believe I have aspergers

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): undiagnosed, just heard of this today

Favorite subjects: philosophy, sociology

Year/Grade: employed full time,

Favorite music: indie

Books: East of Eden, other steinbeck, Hemmingway

TV shows/Movies: Donnie Darko maybe ?

Instrument:guitar, piano, .......painting

Do you like sports?some tennis, racketball

Family: older brother and sister by 5+ years

Clothing: most of the time

How did you find this website? found on through a google reference

Job: electrical wholesale

Plans for the future? I want to be an painter

Any comments?It is wonderful to find so many intelligent and likeminded people in one place.

What is your first name? Nick

Age: 28

Location: South Africa

Why are you here? I am an Aspie who was sitting at work this afternoon getting hot under the collar and happened to type in "Coping skills for people with Autism" into Google and I landed up here.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): at the age of 4 I was diagnosed with autism, cerebral palsy and 28% brain damage as well as various muscle disorders.

TV shows/Movies: I'm obsessed with movies in general, I worked for over 10 years at a cinema and went for 3 years without missing a single film that was on circuit.

Instrument: I used to play the piano but I stopped (should start again).

Interests: I restore WW2 military vehicles for a museum, I like aircraft, history, geography, birds, fish, dogs (I have 3), pretty much everything and anything you can think of, I read as much as I can and get bored and frustrated very fast if I'm not being intellectually stimulated.

Do you like sports? I like rugby, due to my other disabilities I couldn't play any sports though.

Clothing: I dress like an old man (according to my sister) I obsess about dressing properly.

Job: I work in customers services for an internet marketing firm, I sort of do anything that's needed from basic HTML coding to response letters to complaints and advertising copy, you name it I can do it. My primary focus is copywriting and letter writing both of which I'm apparently very good at (according to my boss)

Hi Everyone, Would love to get to know you - would love to share some experience and hints you may have.

What is your first name? Thomas

Age: 7 - My mum is helping me fill this in

Location: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, gameboy, PS2

Why are you here? I have Asperger's

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Finally - last year. 2003 - Grade 1

Favorite subjects: Reading and Maths

Year/Grade: 2

Favorite music: Pop mostly - anything with a fast beat

Books: Harry Potter

TV shows/Movies: Disney, Nick, Been through the Lord of the Rings lately

Instrument: None

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: Yes - Swimming. I want to play football or soccer - maybe next year

Family: Mum, Dad and sister - 9 months younger

Clothing: ONE LAYER ONLY!! !

How did you find this website? A friend of Mum's found it and thought we may like it.

Job: Keep my room tidy and make my bed (Ha Ha)

Plans for the future? To make it through Grade 2

Any comments? I am a very busy and active kid. I love anything and everything, very inquistive. If you have any ways to keep busy - let me know!![/quote]

Hi Thomas! I have a 7yo son named Nick. He plays soccer and is hoping to make it through 2nd grade this year, too. We live in Pennsylvania, USA. Nick does not have AS. I do!

Nice to meet you!

Well Woody, I was born (exactly, give or take a few hours) fifty years ago, and the best thing my parents did (after teaching me to read) was to buy me lots of books, some "frivolous" (e.g.,"Rupert" books, two level reading, great way to improve) but many serious encyclopedias and the like; though they where aimed at children, I soon found I knew things my parents didn't....cool huh?

What is your first name? Brian

Age: 18

Location: British Columbia

Hobbies and Interests: Writing lyrics and music, singing, rapping, being a computer junkie

Why are you here? Cause i felt like it

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): mid 2001

Favorite subjects: as in school subjects? bah.. school sucks, unless it's a fun class that you're really good at and that everyone else takes just cause slacking is allowed

Year/Grade: done

Favorite music: Heavy metal. Also hip hop. long as it's not overly stupid. also i'll listen to almost anything else that sounds good.

Books: hmm, don't read much even though i enjoy it..don't really have a favourite book

TV shows/Movies: return of the king, and NOT because everyone and their pet squirrel was praising it when it came out; but cause it really does it for me, it's wonderfully emotional and is the closest to a perfect film i've ever seen

Instrument: I sing (good), rap (incredible), and play a bit of guitar (not that good)

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: never cared for sports

Family: a bunch of weird people

Clothing: something practical.

How did you find this website? google

Job: er.................nope

Plans for the future? vocalist, no doubt about it

Any comments? hmm.. i like monty python?

What is your first name? Rebekah

Age: 32

Location: Idaho, US

Hobbies and Interests: good grief....there are too many to list....the major ones: art, goats, autism.

Why are you here? I am pretty danged sure I have Aspeberger's or mild autism.

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

Favorite subjects: Art, reading, science

Year/Grade: haven't been to school since 8th grade.

Favorite music: Classical, Elton John, Simon and Garfunkel, Vanessa Mae, Rap, Crystal Method-type stuff.... I don't much like Opera or Country Western.

Books: Non Fiction, Sci-fi, Barbra Kingsolver, Victor Hugo, Dickens, Amy Tan, Pearl S. Buck, Classics..

TV shows/Movies: Don't watch T.V., but if I did, I like shows such as 'Operation'. I have heard that there is one called "Autopsy' and this sounds intriguing! I tend to prefer foreign films, also Monty Python, and Patch Adams.

Instrument: Recorder. Want to learn violin

Do you like sports? Bicycling.

Family: 5 children

Clothing: Either male (cargo pants and jeans) or sleek form fitting clothes. I do not like to feel fabric flapping around me or for the shirts to feel baggy, I feel more secure when I can feel them in contact with my body. Generally I have a rather androgynous appearance and style of dress.

How did you find this website? referred from aspergia.com

Job: Hahaha. I work with developmentally disabled children and adults with an agency called SL Start. This was the catalyst for the realization that I probably did have some form of autism...I felt far more comfortable with my autistic client than I did the other workers, and kept defending her point of view!! ! I also work in a groocery store and I hate that.

Eventually I'd like to be an artist; I have sold work, some of it has been published, so there is hope.

Any comments? It's really nice to be here and to have found a pattern and reasons for the way I am. All my life I have felt very alone and as though there wasn't another one like me.

Games: I like chess and Boggle. For a while I was absolutely obsessed with each of them, but could not find enough competition.

What is your first name? Phil

Age: 21

Location: England

Hobbies and interests: Reading, listening to music, skiing, football (soccer), tennis (watching and playing - though not very good at playing, mind.)

Why are you here? I suspect I am an aspie.

When were you diagnosed? Never officially, just self-diagnosed.

Favourite subjects: English

Year/Grade: Graduated from University

Favourite music: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, U2 (early stuff), Stereophonics, Destiny`s Child.

Books: Dan Brown books, "The Half Brother" (can`t remember author - he is Norwegian though), "1984" (George Orwell), loads of different stuff

TV shows/ Movies: don`t watch much TV, but "Have I Got News For You" is a great show - if you`re from outside UK you probably won`t know this, also classic comedies like "Blackadder", "Fawlty Towers" etc.
Movies - LOTR trilogy, Matrix, Apocalyse Now, Shawshank Redemption, Shrek, Fight Club

Instrument: used to play piano and guitar, no longer

do you like sports? ski-ing, soccer (watching), tennis (watching and trying to play!)

family: parents, siblings

clothing: comfortable/soft clothes. Not many bright colours.

how did you find this website? searched for Asperger`s on Google and this was one of the hits. Seems a fascinating site.

Job: haven`t got one yet

any comments: i would like to know for certain if i am an aspie or not. I fit many of the criteria but am not 100% sure. Maybe this site will help me find out.

Welcome, Phil. I'm Cindy, 41, from the USA. I don't have an "official" dx either, but at this point in my life, I'm not interested in that. I just learned about AS in May and it's been a tremendous relief to finally understand why I am the way I am.

Not much to say..

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First name: I cannot tell you my true identity, for certain reasons(see intro )

Age: 13 yrs.

Location: Memphis, TN

Hobbies/Interests: Video games(Legend of Zelda rules! ), Watching NASCAR(especially the crashes ), Drivng/piloting Remote Control Vehicles (Favorite: Hovercraft), and basic meteorology (no, im not crazy )

Why you are here: Because i am an aspie with a bright mind and magic powers and i need a friend.

Diagnosis: Murder(no im just kidding i was diagnosed with AS back in who-knows-when)

Favorite School Subjects: Ancient Runes(joking, its really algebra)

Grade: 8th

Favorite Music: Anything catchy!

Books: Too &$^@&#^ many to count; current is Dragonriders of Pern

Movies: Harry Potter (which i am watching as we speak), LOTR, Star Wars,
and Ice Age(so funny ). i want to see The Matrix trilogy, but mom wont let me because its Rated R(all three)

Instrument: Ocarina (no joke )

Do you like sports? RACING RULES!! !! !! !! !! ! The faster, the better!(and all the more crashes! )

Family: Mom, dad , sis, cat, dog and new kitten!

Clothing: the same %@$# things everyday. Tennis shoes, Cargo shorts, and t-shirt with matching flannel jacket.

How did you find us? mom found it. i take no credit, but i must say, i am ^%$@ lucky.

Job: Does volunteer jobs count? if so, i am currently thinking about applying as a voulnteer data collector for the National Weather Service (which explains me previously mentioning basic meteorology)

Comments: Can anyone here apply as a presidental candidate? Sorry, but i don't trust Kerry and anybody's better behind the desk then that warmonger chaos-wreaking Bush.

First name: my secret

Age: 30

Location: Northern, NY
Hobbies/interest: My garden, my music, my life, my children..Astrology & ofcoarse Autism..

Diagnosis: @ the moment it is BPD, ADHD...My son is AS and I know that I am also..we r one in the same. He is AS, OCD, SI ...as we grow and learn more the diagnosis will become more clear
Favorite music: Alot of old school hip hop and new..latino..NIN.. Phish, the hip..it all depends what kind of mood i am in...i express myself thru music often.

Books: I don't have one...i read books for information...

TV shows: ER, Dr. Phil, trading spouses, seinfeld, 70s show, simple life

Movies: SEVEN, XXX, anything with vin desiel in it

Instument: 4th grade till graduation I played the flute and marched in the band

Sports: I don't play but love to watch....I am the hugest fan of LAX, Hockey & soccer

family: Blakely is 5 1/2 Xander almost 2...trying to end the relationship with their father after 6 1/2 yrs...tough thing
clothing: anything comfortable mostly shorts jeans t-shirts huddies, sweaters...columbia jackets cuz it gets so cold here

found the website out of the Maap services newsletter

Job: mom/waitress..i grew up in a italian family with a restuarant so i learned to deal with the public at a very young age. I have major communication problems with relationships

Any comments?...i am so truley excited for this website maybe it is the thing that i have been looking for and leave those ignorant chat rooms behind

What is your first name? Naomi

Age: 24

Location: Maryland

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, internet, computer and board games, listening to music, watching movies, travelling.

Why are you here? I have learning disabilities (ADD, NVLD (which I believe is sort of like AS) plus a few other disabilities and I believe I have Asperger's. In the past year, I have come to realize that my behaviors are much like those of people with AS, and I lurked at this board for a bit and really felt like I could relate to everyone here.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was diagnosed with most of my disabilities between the time I was born and age 7. I have never been diagnosed with Asperger's.

Favorite subjects: psychology

Year/Grade: I am a college graduate, I have a BA in psychology.

Favorite music: A little bit of everything except heavy metal.

Books: Chick Lit! Also Elinor Lipman's books.

TV shows/Movies: Grease and other musicals, comedies, sitcoms, etc...

Instrument: Nope

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?:I like to watch baseball and some other sports. I am totally unathletic. I like aerobics and walking and bowling and minigolf if those count. I stink at the last two.

Family: A mom and a dad. I have 2 parents plus my extended family.

Clothing: casual and comfortable.

How did you find this website? Hilarythebaker is my friend on another message board, and she gave me this link.

Job:I work parttime at the office on disability for the government.

Plans for the future? I am hoping to find a fulltime job really soon!

Any comments? Cool site!:)