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I like to be somewhat private when answering stuff online, so here goes:

What is your first name? ---

Age: in my 30s

Location: USA

Hobbies and Interests: reading, writing, video games, watching movies, board games

Why are you here? I was diagnosed with aspergers many years ago, and I've been struggling. Decided to give this site a try...

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): age 17 or 18.

Favorite subjects: ---

Year/Grade: Not in school.

Favorite music: video game soundtracks, songs from tv shows, songs from movies, The Beatles

Books: Jurassic Park, Charlie Brown/Peanuts

TV shows/Movies: shows- Corner Gas, Seinfeld, Bob's Burgers, Fraggle Rock. Movies- Office Space, Nightmare Before Christmas, Ghostbusters, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Wizard

Instrument: ---

Do you like sports? I like to watch baseball and football.

Family: ----

Clothing: ----

How did you find this website? someone I know in real life told me about it.

Job: various projects from home.

Plans for the future? Hoping to get a book published.

Any comments? I'm up for chatting with just about anyone, PM me anytime you want and I'll probably reply.

What is your first name? Douwe

Age: 22

Location: The Hague, The Netherlands

Hobbies and Interests: Playing the piano, singing, football, Netflix, Video Games, Wikipedia

Why are you here? searching for some support. Have had depressed episodes for 6 years now. Psychologist wanted to test me for asperger's first.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Scheduled to get diagnosed in a couple of months

Favorite subjects: Music, History, Geography, Latin & Ancient Greek (as well as the history), Philosophy, Politics, Economics

Year/Grade: MA student in Philosophy, Politics & Economics

Favorite music: Classical & Rock (from Bach to Rage Against the Machine;))

Books: used to like books, but not anymore really

TV shows/Movies: Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Sherlock, Better Call Saul etc. etc.

Instrument: Piano & Singing

Do you like sports? Yes: football (for Americans soccer), tennis, cycling, formula 1, snooker, darts, field hockey. (I just like to watch sports, I'm not good at it)

Family: younger brother & mother have Asperger's as well

Clothing: I like fashionable clothes, however they are too expensive for a poor student

How did you find this website? Wikipedia

Job: Student/Bakery

Plans for the future? Getting my MA degree

Any comments? No

Oh god i love such lists for some reason, wish every site had em.

What is your first name?: Daniel.
Age: 32

Location: netherlands

Hobbies and Interests: Playing guitar, nature, sleeping.

Why are you here?: Looking for places that has intelligent/thoughtful people rather than emotional.

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

Favorite subjects: Music, history, nature, videogames(building and relaxing games not competitive)

Year/Grade: ?

Favorite music: Bach, Fauré, Brahms, Chopin, Grieg, Liszt.

Books: havent read much past years.

TV shows/Movies: Frasier, i like some movies but cant remember atm, not anything actionry thats in cinemas.

Instrument: Guitar, Bariton Guitar, Piano, Fagot, Oboe, Violin, Cello. (i only play the first three myself)

Do you like sports?: No. Well maybe boardgames if thats sports still, i used to like stratego for some reason.

Family: Mother and y brother, rest is dead.

Clothing: Not really interested in fashion, just wear based on color and if its warm, in summer i wear shorts and sandals, nothing else. lol.

How did you find this website?: Cant remember, on google anyway.

Job: Freelance composer currently retired due to personal reasons.

Plans for the future?: Difficult.

Any comments?: I like lists but it wouldve been cooler if it had favorite animal etc stuff in it too, for nostalgia sake.

What is your first name?
Shelby

Age:
A very young 41

Location:
Western Canada

Hobbies and Interests:
The Summer and Winter Olympics
Computers and The Internet
Television
Art

Why are you here?
Because I need support right now.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
1980 at the age of 5

Favorite music:
Anything from the 1930s until the present

Books:
Charles Dickens novels

TV shows/Movies:
Shows from the 60s Hogan's Heroes in particular

Instrument:
The vibratron and the harmonica

Do you like sports?
Yes. I like to watch them.

Family:
It's mum, dad, Erica who's younger and I. My sister is married to Kenny and they have a daughter, my Niece Adria who's 6.

Clothing:
Unisex, military colours occasional Schultz helmet

How did you find this website?
By reading an autism news article in the Summer of 2004

Job:
Greeter at a bank

Any comments?
I can't believe that I've been here nearly every day for 12 years.

What is your first name?

Ricky

Age:

Mid 20s, though I still feel like I'm 10 years old on the inside XD

Location:

North-West England

Hobbies and Interests:

Roleplaying, computer gaming, composing music

Why are you here?

Because I wanted to find some friends on the spectrum who I can empathise with.

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

Couple years back. I'm bad at remembering exact dates.

Favorite subjects:

Maths, Music & Physics

Year/Grade:

Dropped out of Uni. Was studying Astrophysics.

Favorite music:

Heavy Metal

Books:

I have a massive collection of Star Wars books

TV shows/Movies:

I love sci-fi. Watch a lot of things like Stargate, Star Trek and Farscape.

Instrument:

I play keyboard, but I'm no beethoven. I struggle with the multitasking needed to properly co-ordinate two hands at once, and I'm also too clumsy to be overly spectacular, but I'm good enough for composing purposes.

I love hearing the violin, but I just can't play string instruments because it really hurts my fingers.

Do you like sports?

I like motor sports. Formula 1 was one of my big obsessions (the year 1998 to be exact... though I got over that by secondary school). I never really watched it when it was my obsession, but I was focused on the drivers and teams and used to simulate races with toy cars and pen/paper. The only thing that stopped me from simulating the races was that my parents threw out my huge toy car collection. I still haven't forgiven them. Nowadays, I watch Formula 1 regularly and occasionally check in on the World Rally Championship.

Family:

There's my mum, my dad, my younger brother and two younger sisters. None of them are on the spectrum. We also have a dog, and she's my favourite XD.

Clothing:

I generally wear whatever and prefer plain black clothes that are comfortable or offer decent utility (lots of pockets!). However, when I go out, I wear a leather trench coat and fancy New Rock boots. They're getting kinda worn though, so I bought a new outfit for that. I don't care about fashion or looking cool to other people, I just want to wear clothes that appeal to my own tastes.

How did you find this website?

Googling about Autistic stims, actually XD

Job:

Unemployed and on support benefits (was deemed unfit for work on account of anxiety and workplace communication difficulties)

Plans for the future?

None, really. I suppose I really need to get over my anxiety before I can start thinking that far ahead.

Any comments?

Not really.

What is your first name? Ashley

Age:21

Location:Kansas

Hobbies and Interests: Music, writing poetry, sewing, drawing, painting, reading, internet, video games

Why are you here? To interact with other aspies like me.

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

Favorite subjects: Choir, Art, Language Arts

Year/Grade: Currently finishing high school

Favorite music: Underground hip-hop, 90s R&B, 90s Rap, some Alternative Rock

Books: Divergent, Rosario+Vampire (if anime counts)

TV shows/Movies: I don't watch very much TV and movies.

Instrument: Does my voice counts as a instrument?

Do you like sports? Some sports

Family: Just me and neurotypical daughter

Clothing: Anything that looks good on me and brings out my personality.

How did you find this website? I just randomly found it while I was doing random researching.

Job: File Clerk

Plans for the future? Go to college for either music production, fashion designing, or video game designing. (I honestly don't know which one to choose.)

Any comments? Not really.

What is your first name? Daniel or Danny, either works really

Age: 19

Location: Georgia, not Russia though.

Hobbies and Interests: Video games, reading and writing, meteorology, astronomy, cooking, and other stuff that I can't remember right now.

Why are you here? To interact with people, since I kind of don't do that very much

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was about 9 or 10.

Favorite subjects: Literature and Science

Year/Grade: Third semester of college

Favorite music: Video game soundtracks, 80s music, funk, jazz, and electronica

Books: The Dresden Files, the Septimus Heap series, and Goosebumps

TV shows/Movies: The entire Star Wars series, various early 2000's Cartoon Network and Nick shows, The Jimmy Neutron movie, and the James Bond movies.

Instrument: Trombone, though I think the band teacher hated me

Do you like sports? Hockey, maybe. Though hockey is non-existent in Georgia

Family: Mom, dad, 17 year-old sister, 5-year old twin boys, corgi-husky mix and german shepherd-collie mix

Clothing: Anything that doesn't make me feel like I am covered in sandpaper

How did you find this website? Mom told me about it years ago, I only just worked up the courage to make an account

Job: Library technician? Honestly as long as it is not in the food industry or involve cash registers I am fine.

Plans for the future? World domination? Seriously though I have no idea.

Any comments? It's 3 in the morning, and I can't quit thinking about scented candles.

What is your first name?

Age: 35

Location:

Hobbies and Interests: mainly music, tv series, science and writing.

Why are you here? Gifted, SPD possible Aspie.

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

Favorite subjects: foreign languages, chemistry, creative writing.

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: anything I like, + folk, electro, indie rock.

Books: mystery, scientific

TV shows/Movies: x files, and plenty more.

Instrument: none, not very patient because not learning fast enough. Just singing.

Do you like sports? Occasionally.

Family:

Clothing: practicle, simple, comfy... for girls only.

How did you find this website? earching about autism.






Job:

Plans for the future?

Any comments?

What's your name: Jack
Age:Early 30s
Location: USA
Hobbies: Hardcore Level Grinding in Role-Playing Games
How did I find this site: Mom suggested it
Disorders: Asperger's Syndrome, Tonic-Clonic Seizures, ADHD,Mild-Moderate Anxiety, Obesity
Family: one brother, one sister, Mom, and too many cousins
Plans for the Future: None in particular as i have no idea what i want to do
Job: Dishwasher at Steak and Shake

What is your first name?
Sophie

Age:
39

Location:
London, UK

Hobbies and Interests:
Violin and piano, painting

Why are you here?
To be in contact with others in similar situations

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
39!! !! !

Favorite subjects:
At school was a bit of a maths genius, and liked sciences, and music

Year/Grade:
n/a

Favorite music: classical, modern top 40

Books:
not much of a reader


TV shows/Movies:
dramas, reality shows

Instrument:
violin semi professional, piano learning

Do you like sports? walking and gym

Family:
Parents, over anxious mother! 1 brother 19 months younger

Clothing:
work clothes= always black trousers and brightly coloured top
casual- jeans, jumpers- like to be androgynous looking

How did you find this website?
heard of it

Job:
GP (on sick leave)

Plans for the future?
Get depression better, then think about going back to work part time

Glad to be here

What is your first name? Sophie

Age: 22

Location: France

Hobbies and Interests: Hannibal, Mr Robot, Heroes, X-Men (the movies), Harry Potter, Telltale Games, Visuals novels, Dating Sim, Let's play, the movie "Adam" and so on

Why are you here? Because i was diagnosed on the autism spectrum recently.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Two or three months ago (not good with calendars)

Favorite subjects: English, fans theories, fanfictions, creative writing, pop-culture

Year/Grade: I'm not in school or university anymore

Favorite music: For the moment, First Aid Kit - Wolf

Books: Harry Potter, Jane Eyre, a manga named "Otaku Girl"...

TV shows/Movies: Hannibal, Mr Robot, Heroes, X-Men, The Village, Adam

Instrument: I don't play any instrument, but i like piano and violin. Also harmonica.

Do you like sports? No, not really.

Family: I have an older brother and i still live on the week-end with my mother and my stepfather.

Clothing: Comfortable, usually. I love hoodies and i have ONE jean that i love to wear. Also joggings.

How did you find this website? By googling stuff about autistic characters in tv shows or movies

Job: Librarian

Plans for the future? Finding a real job (i have one, but in two months, i'll be dismissed and i will have to find something else... So yeah, a stable job would be perfect)

Any comments? I love you already

What is your first name? Nell

Age: 44

Location: Northern Idaho

Hobbies and Interests: Creating music, playing piano and guitar, drag racing, gardening, hunting, sewing, 4wheeling

Why are you here? To be honest? I don't have anything in common with other women my age and forget about trying to make friends; I'm too weird. So, I keep to myself but that gets lonely, so I came here to connect to other aspies.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): May 2012

Favorite music: Zedd, BT, Avicci, that kind of music.

Books: Villans By Necessity, The Martian

TV shows/Movies: Vikings, the Walking Dead, Colony, The Expanse

Instrument: Piano and guitar

Do you like sports? I love watching hockey and drag racing.

Family: Husband (who is also an aspie) and daughter who recently was diagnosed as bi-polar.

Clothing: Jeans, T-shirt (today, it's Guardians of the Galaxy...tomorrow, it might be Star Wars)

How did you find this website? Search

Job: Retired USAF aircraft mechanic.

Plans for the future? I just fly by the seat of my pants, every day and that's how I like it. Plans freak me the heck out.

Any comments?

Age: 25

Hobbies and Interests: Tv-series, psychology, running, queer theory, reading, food and lots more. Big fan of lenghty discussions.

Why are you here? To maybe meet someone to chat with, send e-mails to, discuss with. Any type of friendly contact. Ever since I found this forum I feel like less of an alien, and I'm thinking that maybe I could find someone here with whom I could feel some kind of kinship.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): No diagnosis yet.

Favorite subjects: Feminism, queer theory, sexualities, social psychology, social constructionism and The Beatles (haha).

Year/Grade: On my 5th year of university studies.

Favorite music: I like a lot of different types of music, but I am also very particular. I enjoy repetetive and grand/pompus music, whatever that is. I used to listen a lot to the beatles and other 60s/70s bands. I have listened some to black metal (mainly swedish and norwegian) during periods of my life. I do enjoy old school disco, like ABBA. Recently I have listened a lot to folksy stuff, acoustic guitar, raspy voices etc. Don't care too much for lyrics in general.
Books:

TV shows/Movies: All time favorite tv-series is defintiley Six Feet Under.

Instrument: No.

Do you like sports? Have played a lot of team sports. Enjoyed the sport part of it, but never the team part. Nowadays I run, climb, bike, hike and other kinds of things where I can be on my own.

Family: Yes.

Clothing: Comfortable and practical. Usually wear hiking clothes, because of all the pockets and because of the materials. So much more comfortable than regular clothes.

How did you find this website? Googling aspergers related stuff.

Job: Soon to be psychologist.

Plans for the future? Become a psychologist, read a lot of books, get a cat, become happier.

If you feel we might have something in common, or something to discuss, feel free to write me!

P.S. Please be kind to me in regards to language error, english is not my native tongue D.S.

Age: 25

Location: WI, USA

Hobbies and Interests: copying words down from the dictionary, writing, drawing, listening to music, playing video games, mythology, Old English, French, personality theory

Why are you here?: I suspect that I have Asperger's and want to find like-minded people.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder two years ago

Favorite subjects: English, mythology, Old English, French, psychology, Egyptology

Year/Grade: Graduated from high school; no college

Favorite music: The Ramones, Led Zeppelin, The White Stripes, The Who, The Rolling Stones, System of a Down, Coheed and Cambria, Rage Against the Machine, The Offspring, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Mastodon, Wolfmother, etc.

Books: The Harry Potter series, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Myth Adventures series, The Neverending Story, A Wizard of Earthsea, Out of the Silent Planet, When the Wind Blows, The Lake House (Patterson), The War of the Worlds, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

TV shows/Movies: The Office (US), Cowboy Bebop, The Big O!, South Park, Family Guy, Donnie Darko, The Godfather, The Untouchables, Idiocracy, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights, Hellboy 2

Instrument: Voice

Do you like sports?: No. Soccer is okay, I guess.

Family: Parents divorced, one older brother and one younger sister

Clothing: Bland

How did you find this website?: Google search for Asperger's info

Job: None

Plans for the future?: Go to tech college for Website Design and Development

Any comments?: I don't know if I have Asperger's yet; there has been some speculation due to a neurological screening in which my VIQ was shown to be significantly higher than my PIQ. I've taken a couple tests that have indicated that I was borderline. I have been diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder. A Nonverbal Learning Disorder is also quite possible.

What is your first name? Jazzy

Age:44

Location: spacecoast

Hobbies and Interests: being in nature, gardening/permaculture, cooking, education, nutrition, oriental medicine, and midwifery

Why are you here? Multiple reasons:
1 because lately I have been overwhelmed by life. I have trouble handling things I have always been able to do.
2 parenting advice, to help my aspie daughter be prepared for the adult world.
3 because I am engaged to another aspie. Yes, 3 in one house. He totally gets me and my daughter. I never thought I would get married. We have been together a year and this is my longest relationship. It took 44 years, but we found each other
4 because after all these years I still don't understand my own species.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 4 yrs ago

Favorite subjects: sociology, art, alternative medicine

Year/Grade: two classes shy of my AA, and CNA & LMT certifications

Favorite music: depends on my mood

Books: the Giver, Divergent series, Ishmael, My Ishmael, Tales from Adam, Beyond civilization, Ariel, Spiritual Midwifery, The Farm Cookbook

TV shows/Movies: Dr Who, Sherlock, Documentaries

Instrument: have aspired to play guitar for years. Own one. Just don't seem to get around to it.

Do you like sports? Not really.

Family: self, 15yo, and fiancé (all aspie), dog and 4 cats.

Clothing: if I have to: comfy. Jeans and tees/tanks mostly occasionally dresses.

How did you find this website? A friend

Job: Massage Therapist (I am a sensory seeker)

Plans for the future? Finish college. PT with nutrition as a minor, then Psych and nutrition for my BA and MA, then my doctorate in Oriental Medicine, possibly midwifery along the way.

Any comments? I don't know. Not at this time I guess.

What is your first name? Ted.

Age: 19

Location: UK

Hobbies and Interests: TV/film, politics, reading, videogames

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 2004

Favorite music: Folk, rock, jazz

Books: The Road by Cormac McCarthy, The Conspiracy Against the Human Race by Thomas Ligotti, The Walking Dead, Desperation by Stephen King, Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

TV shows: The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Fargo, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Gravity Falls, The Office (US), Trailer Park Boys, Breaking Bad, True Detective.

Movies: Fight Club, Léon: The Professional, American Beauty, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Django: Unchained, Zodiac, American Psycho, Psycho, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Shining, Misery, Pan's Labyrinth, Deadpool, Jaws, Enemy, Rise/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Thank You For Smoking, The Road, No Country for Old Men, The Sunset Limited, A Nightmare on Elm Street, They Live, Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, Gremlins, Synecdoche: New York, What About Bob?, Groundhog Day, Moon, Where the Wild Things Are, A Clockwork Orange, Eden Lake, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Little Miss Sunshine, The Big Lebowski, How to Train Your Dragon 2, The Cable Guy, Hard Candy, Madeo, Her, Drive, One Hour Photo, The Master, The Innocents, Black Christmas, The Guest, You're Next, Serpico.

Do you like sports?
No.

Job:
N/A