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What is your first name? Jennifer

Age: 31

Location: In my own world

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, video games, sudoku, drawing, music, cooking

Favorite subjects: Math and Science

Favorite music: Pretty much everything. I can find beauty in all types of genres

Books: James Patterson, J.D. Robb, Dean Koontz

TV shows/Movies: I enjoy thrillers. I do not really have a favorite show. TV seems to be a good background noise to me.

Instrument: I used to play the clarinet in school. (1st chair) I enjoy tinkering with different instruments and can play may song by ear on the piano.

Do you like sports? Not in particular. I have gotten used to watching college football since marrying my husband 10 years ago.

Family: Married almost 10 years. 2 girls (5 and 7)

Clothing: Anything comfortable. My ideal would be T-shirts and sweats. I do try to fit in and dress according to the occasion when leaving the house.

How did you find this website? While researching Asperger`s

Job: Stay at home mom/student at the moment.

What is your first name? Anon for this site

Age: 40

Location: UK

Hobbies and Interests: Outdoors, animals, classical music, spirituality

Why are you here? To ttalk with other autistics and see what happens

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Age 30, but knew since mid-teens

Favorite subjects:

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Classical, mantras

Books: women's literature, spiritual books

TV shows/Movies: no TV, watch Star Trek and other sci-fi DVDs

Instrument:

Do you like sports? Walking

Family: None that are useful

Clothing: Soft, colourful .. or purple!

How did you find this website? Have known about it for a while, so googled it

Job: Disabled

Plans for the future? Happy survival?

Any comments? I hope I can fit in at some reasonable level here, or be accepted as not fitting in, as my experience with other people on and off line tends to be disheartening

What is your first name?
Star
Age:
Early 20s
Location:
Australia
Hobbies and Interests:
Cats, Diablo II, bad tv
Why are you here?
To find answers
Favorite subjects:
History, art, woodwork
Year/Grade:
2nd year uni
Favorite music:
2000s screamo
Books:
Historic fiction, scifi, scifant
TV shows/Movies:
Scifi, foreign
Instrument:
Flute
Do you like sports?
No
Family:
4 Siblings
Clothing:
lives on the floor if its dirty, bed if its clean, in the wardrobe if never worn
How did you find this website?
I actually googled "how to be with an autistic man"
Job:
student
Plans for the future?
Vague
Any comments?
I'm an NT, I only just found out that was a term. The rumours are true, being labeled IS weird. There's a trend in my life, that the men I become truly involved with all seem to be either ASD, or present with typical traits. It's just a pattern my friends started noticing, and I figured maybe there'll be some answers somewhere, so, why not here.
Thanks for having me.

What is your first name? Cass

Age: 28

Location: CA

Hobbies and Interests: DnD, walking, flightrising (dragons woooo), tumblr, wiki spiraling

Why are you here? Talk to more autistics and get a better idea of myself

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 1994/95 for ADHD, last summer for major depression and generalized anxiety, not sure if I wanna do the eval for ASD yet

Favorite subjects: music, history, religion

Year/Grade: university drop out

Favorite music: I'll listen to just about anything that isn't screamo or pop country. My faves are classical, folk, cello rock, bluegrass, various kinds of traditional music from all over, chant, folk fusion, disney/musicals...

Books: I've been pretty obsessed with Discworld audiobooks lately, but any fantasy or folktale rewrite is my thing. Also love reading about religions and cultures and queerness.

TV shows/Movies: Currently watching Sleepy Hollow, How to get away with murder, Brooklyn 99, Elementary, Terra Nova, and Voyager. Love most fantasy and scifi.

Instrument: cello and singing, though I've played several others as well

Do you like sports? Hockey and soccer

Family: Live with my dad, but it's awful. Hoping to move in and do the family thing with a friend soon.

Clothing: Comfy things, mostly masculine clothes or flowy femme-y things.

How did you find this website? google

Job: Trying to get on disability rn because my brain and body cannot handle working

Plans for the future? Find better ways of surviving than what I'm managing atm

What is your first name? Aaron

Age: 17

Location: US

Hobbies and Interests: Anime, film and video gaming

Why are you here? To talk with people who are like me I suppose.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was 8

Favorite subjects: English

Year/Grade: 12th

Favorite music: I can listen to everything except country but I'd have to say my favorite genre is metal.

Books: Anything by Stephen King

TV shows/Movies: My favorite tv show is Clannad and My favorite movie is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Instrument: I love the drums and even tried to play them for a while but I sucked so I quit.

Do you like sports? Not at all

Family: Live with my mom but we don't get along as she's a christian and I'm an atheist.

Clothing: I usually just wear whatever it doesn't really matter.

How did you find this website? I actually find it by accident when I was surfing the web and thought I'd try it.

Job: Unemployed

Plans for the future? I want to go to college and study film so I can become a director one day.

Any comments? I'm very shy both in real life and online so I hope I can work up the courage to start posting here more frequently.

What is your first name? Jeffrey.

Age: 28

Location: Malaysia.

Hobbies and Interests: Video games, Anime, Cosplay & collecting toys from Kamen Rider to Super Sentai I mean Power Rangers.

Why are you here? Asperger Syndrome but I'm kinda havin lack of common sense right now.

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

Favorite subjects: Japanese class

Year/Grade: Advanced Level 3

Favorite music: House mix, Techno, dance & everything like Disclosure, Calvin Harris, David Guetta & etc.

Books: Newtype, Animedia which it's Japanese magazine

TV shows/Movies: Popeye, Doraemon & etc.

Instrument: Piano

Do you like sports? Wrestling.

Family: A mom and dad. But I have a niece & 2 nephews.

Clothing: Mostly casual.

How did you find this website? my 2nd sister.

Job: don't have one yet. I'm just helping my mom & dad at home everyday.

Plans for the future? I wanna get a lots of money for expenses.

Any comments? No comment...

My name is Jon, but I prefer "JD"

Age: 25

Location: Seattle

Hobbies and Interests: Music, History, Film, Military stuff, Guitar Equipment, The Sea, Life

Why are you here? I'm pretty sure I have Aspergers/ASD and I could really use some help and opinions in figuring all of this out.

When were you diagnosed? I don't have anything official or unofficial from a doctor yet. My closest friend 100% believes I have it and from my own research I seem to have way more information in favor of it than I do against.

Favorite subjects: uh.........

Year/Grade: Not a student

Favorite music: Rock n Roll, Metal, Punk/Alternative, Basically anything with Josh Homme or Nick Cave

Books: Hardcore Zen, Slapstick, Speaker for the Dead

TV shows/Movies: Venture Bros, Superjail....at the moment favorite movies are Barton Fink, Haxan, Nosferatu....oh yea Twin Peaks

Instrument: Guitar/Bass but pretty much anything. Especially with strings.

Do you like sports? Not really

Family: I'm not sure how to answer this (or a lot of these honestly lol) I have parents and younger siblings but I don't live with them. My brother (14) has a lot of AS/ASD red flags.

Clothing: 99% of the time my work shirt and jeans...or my Gojira shirt and jeans.

How did you find this website? Dug through a lot of threads on google while researching Asperger's

Job: Jimmy Johns

Plans for the future? Buy a 6 track and a new Melekko lo-fi...and deep tissue message (I have back problems from work)

Any comments? Excuse my probably horrible grammar, syntax, and punctuation

What is your first name? I'd better skip this one. I hate my name anyway.

Age: 20

Location: Sorry I'm not going to give my current location, but I'm moving to Auckland, New Zealand in 2015. Anyone in NZ?

Hobbies and Interests: Books, science, art, music... Current interests are Skepticism, autism, DSM-5, non-fiction crime, music theory, and my violin.

Why are you here? Aspergers! - High five? Nay? Alright..

When were you diagnosed? Self-diagnosed 2 years ago before officially diagnosed on 11/11/2013.

Favorite subjects: I actually could not choose between Science and Art when I was applying for college because I love both of them. My current favorites are Logic, Stats, Cognitive Psychology, and Earth Science.

Year/Grade: Bachelor.

Favorite music: Classical, Celtic/Slavic/Nordic folk, musicals, любэ(Lyube) and many songs from 60s to 90s.

Books: Apart from the Philosophy and science stuff I mostly read crime fiction and historical fiction, sometimes sci-fi and fantasy. For some reason I seem to have a soft spot for children's literature, though I don't like to admit it.
Some of my all-time favorites: The Demon-Haunted World, Kidnapped(by R.L.Stevenson), Enrique's Journey, The Catcher in the Rye, The Outsider, A Gun for Sale, The Lies of Locke Lamora, The Road(by Cormac McCarthy), and Fahrenheit 451.

TV shows/Movies: Hustle, Criminal Minds, Elementary that sort of stuff. For movies, The 39 Steps, The Great Escape and Sleepers are the ones that I can never get tired of watching.

Instrument: Violin is my current obsession. Also piano, harmonica and.. well, a bit of everything that I had the chance to lay a hand on.

Do you like sports? If so, which ones? Not really. Table tennis is the only sport that I can play. I've always been interested in baseball and skateboarding as a kid but never had the chance to have a try.

Family: Parents who had emotionally broken up with each other years ago but still live together, and grandparents who need to be take care of.

Clothing: Male section, the ones that looks too large on me.

How did you find this web site? Googled keywords "asperger forum".

Job: Unemployed college student.

What are you planning to do when you get older? Get a PhD; work as a scientist or university lecturer; immigrate to a society that is more aspie-friendly, and far far away from my family. But you know, things never go according to plan.

Any comments? I like it. I probably can never write a better self-intro better than this..

What is your first name: Keene

Age: 18 years old

Location: Cheyenne Wells Colorado

Hobbies and Interests: Playing bass, writing, film making.

Why are you here: To socialize

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): At 14

Favorite subjects: English, History

Year/Grade: Senior of Cheyenne Wells High School

Favorite music: David Bowie, Bauhaus, Ramones, other similar bands

Books: Salem's Lot, The Odyssey, Clive Barker's work, H. P. Lovecraft's work

TV shows/Movies: TV would be Buffy, Movie would be The Evil Dead

Instrument: Bass Guitar

Do you like sports: Not particularly

Family: I live with my Grandparents, I have a siter who lives with cousins, and a mother with whom I have a very rocky relationship

Clothing: Combat boots, black jeans, band tees, assorted band and horror movie pins, leather jacket.

How did you find this website: Counselor recommended it to me.

Job: Librarian's assistant

Plans for the future: Unknown

What is your first name?
James
Age:
57
Location:
England
Hobbies and Interests:
Railways, Dr Who
Why are you here?
Feeling lost realising that I have not grasped life as others know it.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Arranging for an assessment
Favorite subjects:
Science (fact and fiction), puzzles
Year/Grade:
N/a
Favorite music:
Rock, classical
Books:
Non-fiction
TV shows/Movies:
Dr Who, Horizon, NCIS; Ghost in the Shell, Lord of the Rings, West side story, Carousel
Instrument:
Voice
Do you like sports?
Mostly no but I do go running each week
Family:
Remarried with several children and stepchildren, most of whom have their own children now
Clothing:
Jeans and T-shirt
How did you find this website?
Trawling the net
Job:
IT
Plans for the future?
Get assessment and take it from there
Any comments?
Despite many good things and people, I don't much like this life - can I get a refund? Trying to deal with the grief and anger I'm feeling realising that I have been so unaware of those around me - who have I upset, who's next, what relationships have I never had that could have been, why has I only had a job and never a career, more that I can find words for right now?

What is your first name? Justin

Age: 39, and slightly resentful that i seem to have got here so quickly

Location: Brighton, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Loads! Doing a PhD at the moment that looks at insects in music and other singing animals. I read a lot. Learning Polish, making music, wild landscapes and evocative ruins...

Why are you here? Figuring things out, meeting people who ?get it?. Had a long difficult time this summer, a learning experience that came at great cost :/ one of the many helpful people i spoke to (among the many unhelpful...) suggested it might be worth considering/exploring, and it has been.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): i've bounced from diagnosis to diagnosis for a long time, with varying degrees of success. I have strong, self-contradictory feelings about the medicalisation of neurodiversity that won't fit into this space.

Favorite subjects: Same as my hobbies and interests

Year/Grade: final year if i can sort myself out properly!

Favorite music: 20th century classical music, electronica, baroque vocal music, britpop

Books: or authors... Kurt Vonnegut, Margaret Atwood, William s Burroughs, lots of sci-fi and fantasy, Jacobean tragedy, Gertrude Stein, non-fiction mostly history, humanities, and narrative sciences, William Faulkner, Michel Faber... the list goes on and on and on. Currently on a Tennessee Williams fix. Having access to a big library (or 10) is one of the best things about being at uni.

TV shows/Movies: Peter Greenaway, Derek Jarman, Michael Winterbottom... don't watch much TV as i have no self-control with it. Love Radio 4, tho, and gresham.ac.uk

Instrument: Piano, tho I'm not at concert level... I have a banjo I never practice, and a borrowed bassoon that irritates my neighbours. I'd be very interested in finding a duet partner or musical collaborator of some sort.

Do you like sports? non-competitive physical activity is great, especially going from one place to another by human power, but as soon as there's a loser, i stop caring.

Family: I am very lucky and have two great parents and an older sister I can really count on. Here in Brighton it's just me and my very grumpy hedgehog.

Clothing: Jeans, plain-colour tshirts, tshirts with stags, stripey jumpers, trackies (not to work tho), trainers, etc. I do not own nor have i ever learnt how to tie a necktie.

How did you find this website? Poking around.

Job: arts academic... i love teaching but i would like to have more space in my life to make things, and people to make things with

Plans for the future? See above...

Any comments? I'm hoping i will be brave or engaged enough to properly contribute to the site rather than just stopping by and looking, but no comments just yet.

What is your first name? David.

Age: 22 soon to be 23 in less than 2 months.

Location: West Springfield, MA.

Hobbies and Interests: Singing, Acting, Writing, Watching Movies and TV Shows, Playing Video Games, and Goofing off on my Computer.

Why are you here? To meet others like me.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 2nd Quarter of 2011.

Favorite subjects: Science.

Year/Grade: N/A.

Favorite music: Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, and Country spanning multiple decades.

Books: The Chronicles Of Narnia, The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, and Look Me In The Eye.

TV shows/Movies: For movies, The Little Mermaid, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Lilo And Stitch, Tarzan, Mulan, The Princess And The Frog, Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen The Secret Of NIMH, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, All Dogs Go To Heaven, Anastasia, The Matrix Trilogy, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, Sleepy Hollow, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, 9, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Frankenweenie, Chicken Run, Coraline, ParaNorman, The Prince Of Egypt, How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda I and II, Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Alice In Wonderland, Cloud Atlas, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Inception, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, You're Next, Paranormal Activity, Chronicle, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls, The Secret Of Kells, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, The Amazing Spider-Man I and II, and a buttload more that I just can't think of. For TV Shows, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Heroes, Sleepy Hollow, Once Upon A Time, Person Of Interest, NUMB3RS, Supernatural, American Idol, The Voice, Rising Star, American Chopper, Gotham, How To Get Away With Murder, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., blackish, Psych, Elfen Lied, Dusk Maiden Of Amnesia, Attack On Titan, Spice And Wolf, Wolf's Rain, The 100, Face Off, Kill La Kill, Falling Skies, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and many others.

Instrument: Learning to play guitar.

Do you like sports? Yes.

Family: Me, my mom, my dad, my younger sister, my four younger brothers, and a miscarried sibling of unknown gender.

Clothing: T-Shirts, shorts, sweat pants, hoodies, leather jackets, fingerless gloves, ballcaps, beanies.

How did you find this website? A news article off of the New York Times website.

Job: Food Service Host at Six Flags New England but I'm hoping to get a more permanent job at my local GameStop.

Plans for the future? Become a successful singer/actor/writer and hopefully find love.

Any comments? None that come to mind.

What is your first name? sarah

Age: 28

Location: california

Hobbies and Interests: READING also art, watching movies, skateboarding

Why are you here? to feel less alone, to have a place that feels like i can be my authentic self, and (hopefully) to learn some aspie life-hacks

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): i discovered i have aspergers in august of this year

Favorite music: punk, bluegrass, big band, dubstep, oldies, folk, metal, some pop

Books: i could never pick a favorite, i am a bookaholic currently reading the song of ice and fire series

TV shows/Movies: firefly, seinfeld, justified, breaking bad, orange is the new black.. tarantino and kubrick movies are my favorites

Instrument: i can play guitar

Do you like sports? baseball

Family: i am happily married with an 8 yr old daughter

Clothing: i am happiest in jeans, flip flops, t shirt, sweatshirt with the hood up, and scarves

Plans for the future? to live a happy aspie life

What is your first name?

Age: 21

Location: Belgium

Hobbies and Interests:
- 3D arts (modelling, texturing, animating)
- programming (especially C++)
- unicycle trials, a serious sport when practised at a high level, but unfortunately still fairly unknown. It's receiving more attention over the years though.
- gaming, but not so much.
- baking/cooking

Why are you here? To learn to cope with the disadvantages of autism, and apply the tips/stories/information in real life.

When were you diagnosed?: around 2008 if I remember correctly. I was 15 years old.

Favorite subjects: (see hobbies)

Year/Grade:
- Did one year of Digital Arts and Entertainment in Kortrijk. Programming, math/physics and 3D arts were awesome. preproduction was terrible, because I suck at digital painting. I would never have gotten my degree.
- I'm trying to finish my second year of "applied information technology" in Leuven now (it's a three year programme). It's my third year here. Slowly, I'm getting there... The actual things I learn are easy as pie, but I'm having problems with time management and interpreting questions, or information in general . In my opinion, a degree (for IT people) doesn't mean much. I know 17 year olds, smarter than people with over two degrees. Unfortunately these people are worthless in today's society.
What I learn there is not all that interesting, and often I'm bored. But getting a degree is the only way to get a job nowadays.

Favorite music: celtic, folk, metal, folk metal, pirate metal, power metal, gothic metal, drumstep, chillstep, dubstep, metal, dubstep, drum and bass, trailer music, film music, game music, soundtracks, happy hardcore, nightcore... Aaaaaahh, all these subgenres are driving me crazy.

Books: over 30 books, all informational. I've read them all, from the first page till the last page: programming (C++, Java, C#, design patterns, data structures, OpenGL, DirectX...), algorithms, math, physics, SQL, texturing, 3D modelling/sculpting (3ds Max, Mudbox, ZBrush), digital art showcases, animal wildlife, fishing, baking...

TV shows/Movies: The only series I watch is Person of Interest. I love all kinds of movies really.

Instrument: /

Do you like sports? yes, unicycling. No, I'm not a clown. No, I'm not in a circus.

Family: My parents are divorced, but I love them both very much . I have one sister. She's 23 years old. I live with my mother, but regularly visit my father. Both me, my sister, and my father have ASD.

Clothing: Black, black, and black. With some white and red here and there. I don't like shirts with text. Most of my clothing has a solid color. I do like dragons very much though

How did you find this website? I googled "eyecontact tips autism", or something like that, lol xd

Job: /

Plans for the future? getting a degree and start working as soon as possible

Any comments? I LOVE this website. You can't imagine how happy I am. I am still wondering why I didn't look for a forum earlier. It's been 21 years... I'm sure this website helps many people.

Age:
Almost 20.

Location:
Scandinavia.

Hobbies and Interests:
Climbing, running, bicycling and adventures. Also like being social (although i'm not the the best one on it).

Why are you here?
Because I got Aperger's and I have some problems in the social life.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Early 2009.

Favorite subjects:
School subjects? In that case (in no particular order): History, programming and religion.

Year/Grade:
N/a

Favorite music:
Almost anything but mainstream music. I especially like soundtracks from movies and TV series.

Books:
Tolkien, R.R Martin, Jack London.

TV shows/Movies:
The Lord of The Rings, Into the Wild, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Sherlock, South Park, Brickleberry, The Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, Spongebob Squarepants.

Instrument:
N/a

Do you like sports?
Almost everything but icehockey.

Family:
Parents and younger brother.

Clothing:
Jeans/shorts(in summer), t-shirt, hoodies. I just dress in whatever clothes I can find. Have absolutely no sense of fashion and proud of it.

How did you find this website?
Almighty Google.

Job:
Nope. Hopefully I will get one next year.

Plans for the future?
Earn some money and then maybe go bicycling/hitchhiking around the world.
No long term plans, though.

What is your first name?
James

Age:
28

Location:
England, The United Kingdom, Earth, The Milky Way, Local Cluster, The Universe

Hobbies and Interests:
Computers, Psychology, Reading, Writing, Singing, Rapping, Problem Solving, Learning, Teaching, Helping others.

Why are you here?
Honestly? I'm kinda lost

When were you diagnosed?
A few months ago.

Favourite subjects:
Languages, Psychology etc.

Year/Grade:
N/A

Favourite music:
I'm Eclectic, but mostly stuff with clever or relatable lyrics and/or calm music, though stuff with a high BPM can help me concentrate, strangely.

Books:
Science Fiction and Fantasy mostly.


TV shows/Movies:
Anything with good characters, mostly psychological, sci-fi or fantasy though.

Instrument:
Voice

Do you like sports?
To a degree, but I dislike people getting distracted by it and shouting about it, it's mostly mindless entertainment if one is merely watching/listening/reading about it and not actually participating in it, I have a great dislike when people say "We" when talking about a team they support as they didn't do anything in my opinion.

Family:
Yes though I don't feel this special connection one is supposed to feel, I find it easy to relate only to those who make an effort and don't just assume the relationship is automatically going to work, those who try to understand and communicate a lot and work on themselves with a lot of self reflection.

Clothing:
Anything that feels comfortable with positive colours and nice designs.

How did you find this website?
I've known about it for some time, but decided to join due to recently being diagnosed.

Job:
No.

Plans for the future?
I don't really know, just continue to live.

Any comments?
Please ask me any questions.