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What is your first name?
Sir

Age:
31

Location:
The Netherlands

Hobbies and Interests:
My hobbies are listening to music and podcasts, walking and running, gardening, gaming, fitness and photography. My interests include history, nature, art, architecture, combat sports, geography and philosophy.

Why are you here?
Sharing experiences and interests with people on the spectrum.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
I was diagnosed with Asperger's when I was 25.

Favorite music:
Anything with a nice melody, but I listen mostly to prog rock and singer songwriter.

Books:
Mostly Dutch literature.

TV shows/Movies:
I watch a lot of documentaries with the same subjects I mentioned under hobbies and interests.

Instrument:
None at the moment. I have played piano in the past, but never managed to get really good at it.

Do you like sports?
I only follow combat sports.

Family:
Mother and 4 elder siblings.

Clothing:
For me comfort comes first. Getting value for money is also important for me. My style is probably what you would call casual.

How did you find this website?
I found it a few years ago via web search. I only decided to join a few months ago though.

Job:
Unemployed. I have worked part-time as a web developer for 7 years.

Plans for the future?
Working on myself. Improving life skills.

Any comments?
Good thing there is the Internet so people like us have a chance to get in contact with each other.

What is your first name? Tiffany

Age: 22

Location: America

Hobbies and Interests: Nothing I can think of right now.

Why are you here? I missed the community, so I decided to join back.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 9 years old, but I didn't find out until I was 14 years old.

Favorite subjects: math and science

Year/Grade: 2nd year in college

Favorite music: My favorite bands are DEVO, They Might Be Giants, The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, and Madness

Books: I love to read graphic novels

TV shows/Movies: Cartoons from the late 90's and 2000s, Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Spirited Away, Ernest and Celestine, Finding Dory, and true crime shows.

Instrument: I love the accordion.

Do you like sports? No, I hate sports.

Family: A mom, dad, two older brothers, and a younger sister

Clothing: I like bright colored clothes, but I also love bowties, button-down shirts, polo shirts, and sweaters.

How did you find this website? Google

Job: No one will hire me.

Plans for the future? I want to earn my bachelor's degree, get married, then earn my masters, move away from my state, and adopt some animals.

Any comments? I was looking at my old questions post from 2014 and it's crazy how much I've changed. It feels good to be back here.

What is your first name? Prefer not to say, call me by my username

Age: 21

Location: South America

Hobbies and Interests: Movies, music, photo editing, video editing, amusement parks, traveling

Why are you here? Diagnosed with Aspergers by my psychiatrist, i'm still waiting for an official diagnosis since it was my first visit with her

When were you diagnosed? Two days ago

Favorite subjects: English, History

Year/Grade: College

Favorite music: R&B, Pop, Hip Hop

Books: Fantasy

TV shows/Movies: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Instrument: I don't play any instruments

Do you like sports? No

Family: Only child

Clothing: Oversized shirts and skinny jeans but i'm trying to dress more feminine lately

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Student

Plans for the future? Working as an obstetrician

Any comments? I want to learn more about what's like to have Aspergers for the rest of my life and how it makes me different from the rest of people

What is your first name? Jillian

Age: 19

Location: US

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, researching, origami, drawing, gaming (especially obscure games), Chinese and Japanese culture. I really like animals too.

Why are you here? I guess to connect to people that I can relate more easily too. I want to help support and stuff too. I'm hoping for some friends too.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 5th grade when I was 12 or 13 for Asperger's, I think 1st or 2nd grade for ADHD.

Favorite subjects: Only taking a single class atm but when I was in high school, math and art.

Year/Grade: college

Favorite music: Probably some kind of video game music. Untamed heart from door to phantomile is one of my favorites. It helps me relax.

Books: Any non-fiction info book that peaks my interest.

TV shows/Movies: I'm not a huge Disney fan but I like to watch wreck-it-Ralph.

Instrument: Melodica

Do you like sports?: Only esports really if that counts. I'd rather be running than watching someone do it.

Family: 2 sisters and 2 brothers.

Clothing: Anything comfy and looks cool to me. Not that picky.

How did you find this website? Researching Asperger's git me here.

Job: None but I'm hoping to be a vet assistant.

Plans for the future?: Finish the course so I can be a vet assistant and learn Japanese so I don't have to ask anyone to translate for me.

What is your first name? My name is boringggg. lonelylogic has a past and meaning behind it for me. ugh, my name is Chloe.

Age: 17

Location: Vic, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Reading tarot, feeding ducks, jamming on my ukulele.

Why are you here? I have ASD, I'm hoping this site can do some good for me.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): on the fifth of September

Year/Grade: I dropped out when I was fourteen

Favorite music: I like a lot of indie. alt, rock, pop, lo fi, acoustic... My favourite Spotify playlist is "Badass Women"

Books: It's hard for me to read these days as my attention span isn't the best but The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan will most likely always hold a place in my heart.

TV shows/Movies: B99, Maniac

Instrument: I play the ukulele as mentioned previously, albeit poorly

Do you like sports? I do but I cannot run for more than ten seconds without dying internally. I aspire to get better someday lol.

Family: OhhHhH BOY. I have three half brothers, two half sisters, and one brother. I live with two of my brothers, one of which has complex special needs. also my both of my parents.

Clothing: my wardrobe mostly consists of second hand items I try to make do with. I wonder what style I would have if I could, or if I'd be able to settle for one. Probably soft grunge.

How did you find this website? It was listed on my ASD assessment for resources.

Job: Currently looking into disability employment with my psych.

Plans for the future? Depends on the path I take, but ignoring the darker side of life, I hope to be a psychologist someday, foster, possibly live in a tiny home and just be a happy lil hippy.

Any comments?
I guess I'm just trying to figure life and myself out. Forums & new things confuse me, but my PMs are open.

Chloe is a nice, classical name.

What is your first name? My name is Earl. I know, that was a TV show.

Age: 60 in 4 days.

Location: Washington State.

Hobbies and Interests: Electronics, weather, computers, writing, ham radio, gardening, photography, and travel - but not necessarily in that order.

Why are you here? Why not?

When were you diagnosed? Self-diagnosed a long time ago, confirmed about 8 years ago.

Year/Grade: Graduated in 1977, 1.5 years of college followed.

Favorite music: Sixties through eighties, with an occasional new release (Coldplay is timeless.)

Books: Used to read a lot, now it's just tech manuals.

TV shows/Movies: Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, Big Bang Theory, The Orville, Futurama, anything Star Trek.

Instrument: Played the violin from ages 8-17.

Do you like sports? Playing more than watching. Baseball is my favorite.

Family: Parents in their late 80s, brother early 50s, two daughters, 7 grandkids.

Clothing: Work uniforms or jeans and a T-shirt.

How did you find this website? Google is my friend.

Job: 40 years in electronics, 33 years at my current job.

Plans for the future? Living another 60 years and enjoying it.

Any comments? It ain't easy being me, but someone's gotta do it.

What is your first name? Neil

Age: 54

Location: Scotland

Hobbies and Interests: er, music (esp guitars), mountain bikes, bikepacking & (relapsed) climber

Why are you here? Because I operate under the premise that I'm neurodivergent. It makes the most sense for me of my life... I had an episode recently where my anxiety levels skyrocketed and I went sort of non-verbal. I was told that I didn't understand how people think and feel towards/in reaction to me and that I was completely uncommunicative...

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Not diagnosed, self identify as it explains my life... I have friends who are diagnosed and have spent a lot time discussing the issues. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks...

Favorite subjects: I'm an engineer, don't get me started... Music. Biking.

Year/Grade: N/A

Favorite music: minimal(ist). Arvo Part, Bang on a Can, Steve Reich, Rosalia, Cesaria Evora, El Camaron y Paco de Lucia, Country, Alternative, pretty much a little of everything...

Books: Neal Stephenson, Bill Gibson

TV shows/Movies: Les Revenants, Twin Peaks, Firefly, Mr Robot, The OA

Instrument: Guitar

Do you like sports? not really. Cycling, climbing, er, thats about it.

Family: Brother (if I'm ND so is he!), sister, kind of step son, nieces (and a diagnosed non-verbal autistic nephew).

Clothing: functional

How did you find this website? an aspie friend pointed me here...

Job: Engineer (built environment, renewables & sustainability)

Plans for the future? Not really, a Camino next summer I guess

Any comments? I'm just trying to make sense of things, my life (mainly), how I got here, what presses the buttons, how I can avoid the usual pitfalls... and trying to work out what to do next.

What is your first name? Joe
Age: 34
Location: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Hobbies and Interests: Photography, blogging and travelling
Why are you here? To meet like-minded individuals and help them with their journey
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 22/12/2017
Favourite subjects: Anything to do with maths and science
Year/Grade: Not applicable, however I am in the last month of a course (Cert II in Animal Studies)
Favourite music: Country (but am a mixed bag)
Books: Depends on my mood
TV shows/Movies: Black Dog, Heavy Rescue: 401, Highway Thru Hell, Outback Truckers (anything with trucks)
Instrument: None at the moment but am willing to learn the harmonica
Do you like sports? Motorsport tragic
Family: Mum and myself
Clothing: Depends on what I am doing - smart casual
How did you find this website? Google
Job: Abattoir Labourer
Plans for the future? Work towards my dream job of working with marine mammals
Any comments? None

What is your first name? Julie

Age: 22

Location: France

Hobbies and Interests: I'm interested in psychology, especially psycopathology. I also like reading about ASD, and once in a while I enjoy learning a new language (recently it's been russian), but I never get fluent in it because I lose interest too quickly

Why are you here? I think I might be on the autism spectrum, but I have a lot of doubts so I want to read about other's experiences before I decide whether I should seek an official diagnosis or not.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I have been diagnosed with social anxiety two years ago. However, I believe that I developped it because I was so bad at social interactions that it actually "helped" me to behave in a more socially acceptable way, but it brought me a lot of anxiety.

Favorite subjects: psychopathology, ASD, languages, music.

Favorite music: rock music, new wave, electronica... The Kinks and Gary Numan are my favorites.

Books: I don't read a lot of fiction, but I liked Sherlock Holmes.

TV shows/Movies: Star Trek (TOS and TNG, I didn't watch the other series), the Monty Pythons, Terry Gilliam's movies. Currently, I'm watching Kaamelott, a humoristic french show.

Instrument: bass guitar

Do you like sports? NO.

Family: 2 sisters, one of them thinks she might be autistic too. A mother, and more or less 10 uncles/aunts with the double of cousins... That's too big of a family for someone who has a bad memory for faces (me).

Clothing: as long as it is comfortable, I'm ok with it.

How did you find this website? Google I believe.

Job: I work in a library

Plans for the future? Become a psychologist

Name: for safety reasons I should stay with my screen name.
Age: 47
Location: Arkansas
Hobbies/Interests: psychology, cooking, writing, spirituality, art.
Why are you here? I missed some adult ASD friends. I finally got back online after almost 5 years offline, with no TV & almost no music.
When were you diagnosed? Around 1982 HFA High IQ, mainly due to selective mutism. Rediagnosed Aspie as adult but I feel HFA.
Favorite subjects: health & diet, psychology, cooking, spirituality, art.
Year/Grade: HS 1990. College 2004.
Fav music? I should not list them for safety reasons.
Favorite books: old cookbooks, a Book of Lies, Sun Tzu's Art of War, the Tao te Ching, Strong's Concordance, Webster's Dictionary.
TV/Movies: I haven't had a TV since 2012 & I don't want one.
Instrument? I used to play piano, & clarinet for 1 year.
Do you like sports? No.
Family?: my mom & dad (divorced) 1 full sister, 1 much younger half sister.
Clothing: must be loose fit & modest.
How did you find us? I originally joined in 2002, with a long break I rejoined around 2010. I think I heard about it reading & looked it up online.
Plans for the future: income
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