04 Oct 2007, 7:13 pm
04 Oct 2007, 11:05 pm
What is your first name? Let's start with Gypsy
Age: 25
Location: Michigan, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Writing, reading, roleplaying, online chatting, arts & crafts, sewing, photography, collecting dolls, collecting model horses, fandoms, making websites.
Why are you here? I think I'm an Aspie and I'm finding out more here then I ever could reading diagnosis criteria, which I incidentally do meet.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Gotta work up the guts to broach the subject first!
Favorite subjects: Animals, history, paranormal, religion, entertainment (tv shows, movies, books, not entertainers. Paris Hilton makes me want to barf!)
Year/Grade: 11th, Certified Dog Groomer
Favorite music: 1990's Alternative, Weird Al, The Beatles/John Lenoon
Books: Memoirs of a Geisha, Dolores Claibourne, The Mists of Avalon
TV shows/Movies: The X-Files, ER, Boston Legal, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars
Instrument: Can't carry a tune in a bucket.
Do you like sports? I'm better at watching then playing.
Family: Mama and Daddy, five dogs, four cats.
Clothing: Jeans, Long skirts, baby tees, sweaters, boots, mary janes.
How did you find this website? Wikipedia
Job: Writer/Artist/Internet Small Business
Plans for the future? My two biggest hopes for the future are to publish novels for several decades and hopefully fall madly in love and marry before I turn 30.
Any comments? Great Site! 
05 Oct 2007, 6:47 am
Age: 25
Location: Michigan, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Writing, reading, roleplaying, online chatting, arts & crafts, sewing, photography, collecting dolls, collecting model horses, fandoms, making websites.
Why are you here? I think I'm an Aspie and I'm finding out more here then I ever could reading diagnosis criteria, which I incidentally do meet.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Gotta work up the guts to broach the subject first!
Favorite subjects: Animals, history, paranormal, religion, entertainment (tv shows, movies, books, not entertainers. Paris Hilton makes me want to barf!)
Year/Grade: 11th, Certified Dog Groomer
Favorite music: 1990's Alternative, Weird Al, The Beatles/John Lenoon
Books: Memoirs of a Geisha, Dolores Claibourne, The Mists of Avalon
TV shows/Movies: The X-Files, ER, Boston Legal, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars
Instrument: Can't carry a tune in a bucket.
Do you like sports? I'm better at watching then playing.
Family: Mama and Daddy, five dogs, four cats.
Clothing: Jeans, Long skirts, baby tees, sweaters, boots, mary janes.
How did you find this website? Wikipedia
Job: Writer/Artist/Internet Small Business
Plans for the future? My two biggest hopes for the future are to publish novels for several decades and hopefully fall madly in love and marry before I turn 30.
Any comments? Great Site!
Welcome to WP!
Tim
07 Oct 2007, 3:04 am
07 Oct 2007, 3:22 pm
09 Oct 2007, 9:11 pm
09 Oct 2007, 9:57 pm
What is your first name?
Kristen
Age:
I will 18 on Nov. 5, 2007
Location:
Alabama, USA
Hobbies and Interests:
music (drumming in particular), golf, architecture, and autism awareness
Why are you here?
I have Asperger's Syndrome.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
12
Favorite subjects:
English
Year/Grade:
Junior (for the second time...failed one year) in high school
Favorite music:
I like everything but my most favorite would be just good ole rock.
Books:
Harry Potter
TV shows/Movies:
The Simpsons, School of Rock, Drumline, Waynes World, Dumb and Dumber
Instrument:
drums and piano
Do you like sports?
golf
Family:
one little sis, one big bro
Clothing:
jeans and tee shirts for me!
How did you find this website?
Age1600 recommended it to me
Job:
Student but I do babysit and mow lawns occasionally
Plans for the future?
College (not real sure of field of study yet but probably music, english, or special ed)
Any comments?
WP rocks!! ! \m/
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I'm not disabled...I'm enabled!
10 Oct 2007, 4:54 pm
Here's my bio:
What is your first name? Jo
Age: 35
Location: Illinois
Hobbies and Interests: Computer Gaming, Reading, Researching just about anything--I LOVE the internet
Why are you here? My son was diagnosed AS three years ago--recently, I realized I have most of the Aspie traits as well.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): No dx...what's the point now? I've learned certain coping mechanisms.
Favorite subjects: History, Political Science (B.A. in Poli Sci), English, and any foreign languages.
Year/Grade: Graduated 1995
Favorite music: Anything but country--my favorites are Five For Fighting, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Ronan Hardiman
Books: Da Vinci Code, anything written by Nelson DeMille or Dan Brown; also, any non-fiction that I want to explore
TV shows/Movies: Don't really watch television; My favorite movie is "The Color Purple". Like thrillers or actions, and I enjoy a good comedy here and there.
Instrument: I LOVE the sound of the violin. I played the piano, clarinet, and trumpet
Do you like sports? I like to exercise and watch my kids at their sports (soccer and tumbling); but I don't like watching sports on T.V.---It is definitely overstimulating to me.
Family: Husband, four kids, ages 10, 8, 6, and 4 months.
Clothing: Anything comfortable--only cotton; I can't stand tight fighting things--it bothers my skin; cotton seems to be the only fabric that doesn't make my skin crawl or itch.
How did you find this website? Through an autism website
Job: Stay at home mom 
Plans for the future? I am in the process of writing a fiction book after two years of research.
Since I have just discovered I share most of the personality "quirks" my son has, I have had a bit of closure to an awful childhood filled with lots of doctors trying to "figure out" why I was the way I was. My son's eyes lit up when I told him I thought I was an Aspie too....he said, "I'm not alone anymore!" I love this website--people have been so wonderfully kind and helpful. It helps to know you aren't alone in the world:)
Aquamarine_Kitty
Snowy Owl
Joined: 6 Oct 2007
Gender: Female
Posts: 155
Location: Way northern California
12 Oct 2007, 10:49 pm
13 Oct 2007, 6:25 am
What is your first name? Ashleigh.
Age: 16
Location: South Australia, Australia
Hobbies and Interests: Video games, reading, drawing and music
Why are you here? I honestly don't know...
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Around 6-8 years ago
Favorite subjects: None
Year/Grade: 11, yet I don't actually go to school
Favorite music: Metal
Books: Anything fantasy
TV shows/Movies: Comedies, and Resident Evil movies
Instrument: None
Do you like sports? I like extreme sports, and cricket
Family: Mum, step-dad, brother
Clothing: Casual clothing
How did you find this website? Google
Job: Unemployed
Plans for the future? I want to meet Rodney Fox some day
Any comments? I'm playing FFIII right now. ^^
Now you can all get to know me... Again. 
crackedpleasures
Veteran
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,367
Location: currently Belgium, longing for the Middle East
14 Oct 2007, 1:41 pm
What is your first name? Gerrit
Age: 25 (26 in a month)
Location: currently Turkey but this will probably change again soon... I am one of them restless travellers cruising from places to place
Hobbies and Interests: travelling, music, football, groundhopping, arts and culture in general
Why are you here? I am a diagnosed aspie
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): first time at age 8 or 9, then again at age 23
Favorite subjects: see "hobbies and interests"
Year/Grade: -working class hero- not a student anymore
Favorite music: gothic and newwave. Echo & The Bunnymen, Placebo, The Smiths, Manic Street Preachers, Heather Nova, Bauhaus, Muse, Indochine, Marilyn Manson, The Damned, Silke Bischoff, A Perfect Circle, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Tool, Blutengel, ...
Books: travel guides only
TV shows/Movies: The Simpsons and anything soccer-related
Instrument: don't play anything myself but would love to learn the bass
Do you like sports? Oh yeah. Mostly soccer but also tennis and rugby.
Family: I am single and have no brothers or sisters, so just my parents and my dog in my native country
Clothing: gothic style. I wear nothing but black clothing and wear eyeliner. I dye my hair black.
How did you find this website? Was recommended by another member to visit (knew this other member from another forum)
Job: callcenter agent
Plans for the future? More travelling! I hope to live in Norway and Israel in the next couple of years.
Any comments? nah
15 Oct 2007, 9:50 pm
What is your first name? Jo
Age: 35
Location: Illinois
Hobbies and Interests: Computer Gaming, Reading, Researching just about anything--I LOVE the internet
Why are you here? My son was diagnosed AS three years ago--recently, I realized I have most of the Aspie traits as well.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): No dx...what's the point now? I've learned certain coping mechanisms.
Favorite subjects: History, Political Science (B.A. in Poli Sci), English, and any foreign languages.
Year/Grade: Graduated 1995
Favorite music: Anything but country--my favorites are Five For Fighting, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Ronan Hardiman
Books: Da Vinci Code, anything written by Nelson DeMille or Dan Brown; also, any non-fiction that I want to explore
TV shows/Movies: Don't really watch television; My favorite movie is "The Color Purple". Like thrillers or actions, and I enjoy a good comedy here and there.
Instrument: I LOVE the sound of the violin. I played the piano, clarinet, and trumpet
Do you like sports? I like to exercise and watch my kids at their sports (soccer and tumbling); but I don't like watching sports on T.V.---It is definitely overstimulating to me.
Family: Husband, four kids, ages 10, 8, 6, and 4 months.
Clothing: Anything comfortable--only cotton; I can't stand tight fighting things--it bothers my skin; cotton seems to be the only fabric that doesn't make my skin crawl or itch.
How did you find this website? Through an autism website
Job: Stay at home mom
Plans for the future? I am in the process of writing a fiction book after two years of research.
Since I have just discovered I share most of the personality "quirks" my son has, I have had a bit of closure to an awful childhood filled with lots of doctors trying to "figure out" why I was the way I was. My son's eyes lit up when I told him I thought I was an Aspie too....he said, "I'm not alone anymore!"
I love this website--people have been so wonderfully kind and helpful. It helps to know you aren't alone in the world:)Welcome to WP!
Tim
15 Oct 2007, 9:51 pm
15 Oct 2007, 11:04 pm
Age: 30
Location: Chicago area. Evanston to be specific.
Hobbies and Interests: I play DDR, watch Anime, play tons of Video games, and I just finished my first novel.
Why are you here? Got fed up with feeling alone in this. I needed some
Favorite music: May sound mean, but... anything except country. Well... I like Kenny Rogers and his ilk, so I guess I should make an addendum: anything but bad country.
Books: Impossible. I've made a list of my favorite authors though. I need to update, though... it's looking kinda stale.
TV shows/Movies: Most definitely South Park, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Sealab 2021, and... well, I think you get the picture.
Instrument: My brain. I grew up poor and since I never expressed an interest in anything but self analysis and indulging my esoteric imagination, I never cared about learning. But on occasion, I've found that I can string together several simultaneous types of instruments in virtual "tracks" and thereby mentally compose orchestras, so I've added learning music to my list of needs so I can get some of that on paper before I croak.
Do you like sports? If you consider DDR a sport, then yes. Otherwise, there's no logical reason I would. Never have, and I likely never will.
Family: Puts the fun in disfunctional. I try to forget most of them exist, save two of my uncles and my mother. Not married... yet, but it ain't out of the question.
Clothing: Yes, thank you.
How did you find this website? The great and almighty Google.
Job: Currently I'm a Database Administrator. Though if my book sells well, that'll be my new vocation of choice.
Plans for the future? I've got a serious heart condition, and I've found living for the future is a bad idea. But I walk the path of life like anyone else, and I sometimes take a branch that looks more fun than another. So, I think I want to write for a while, and see how that goes.
Any comments? I've known since probably around 2000, maybe early 2001, that there's actually a name for my weird brain structure, and I wish I knew earlier. I could have read the research, concentrated on coping and adaptation techniques, and so on. Instead, I just felt out of place and started getting depressed. It's like having to use your brain to mentally control your legs while walking... it's slow and irritating, looks humorous to the uninitiated, and seems more a chore than is necessary. Most people under that scenario would just give up on walking entirely. It's a daily struggle, but I overcame death, so I won't let this stop me either.
Welcome to WP!
You have a lot of the same interests I do.
Tim
17 Oct 2007, 5:36 pm
18 Oct 2007, 8:37 pm
What is your first name? Candice
Age: 25
Location: Chicago, IL
Hobbies and Interests: Web design (XHTML and CSS). I could spend weeks writing code without a break... Atheism. Religion / paranormal / supernatural / UFOs / etc. etc. and the debunking thereof. Science, logic, reason. Ancient history, especially Roman, but in general also.
Why are you here? Now that I know that there are other people out there who are like me, I guess I want to get to know some of them! I've been so misunderstood all of my life, and at the same time, I've had so much trouble understanding "normal" people. It's nice to be somewhat unique, but not to the point where you're completely alone in the world, you know!?
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): For the most part, I'm self diagnosed, because the thought of talking to anyone in person about any of this kind of freaks me out times a billion. But AS is something I've read a lot about in the last year or so, and I just identify so very much with almost every description I find. I've been diagnosed with depression and social anxiety by a couple of physicians, and they're probably right, even though I don't really trust them a terrible lot on such matters... I don't know if any kind of professional diagnosis is useful to me, anyway. I know myself very well, I know how my brain functions, and I'm happy with the way I'm living my life. I'm not looking to change, and definitely not looking to "get better", since I don't think there's anything "wrong" with me in the first place. Maybe I'm differently, but that's alright, right? I don't need to pay someone to fix me.
Favorite subjects: Science. I loved science classes. Biology, chemisty, and physics, all included. I used to have so much FUN writing essays for those classes -- I'm such a loon.
Year/Grade: I'm halfway through a commerce degree... it's only taken me, what, six years now?
Favorite music: Anything complex and electronic.
Books: Douglas Adams & P.G. Wodehouse. Both are very imaginative and humourous in their writing, and yet so PRECISE with their language. I've read all of their novels repeatedly, and have a lot of it memorized. Other than that, lots of science writing, science fiction, and lately, books by those "new atheists". I'm usually in the middle of about 11 books at any point in time...
TV shows/Movies: The X-Files, Star Trek and other Star Trek, whatever sci-fi happens to be on.
Instrument: I played the flute in high school, and picked it up very naturally (I took private lessons, never EVER practiced, and still kept up, and even learned more quickly than average). I've been trying to get back into it lately.
Do you like sports? I'm much too uncoordinated for most of that kind of thing. I used to be very good at track and field events -- mainly 100m, high jump, and running/standing long jump. Probably because I'm so tall and skinny. I used to play soccer, and loved it, though admittedly I was never the best player.
Family: Um, check!? Heh. My dad's side of the family and my three siblings all share traits similar to mine to varying degrees...
Clothing: I wear a lot of black...
How did you find this website? You know, I really don't even remember. I've been lurking for a little while now.
Job: I'm looking for a job at the moment, and have been for a loooong time. It's tough for me because I absolutely DREAD talking on the phone and going to interviews, to the point where I often have panic attacks. I can do the work, I just can't get hired, because I come off so awkwardly or avoid the entire situation 
Plans for the future? Finish my degree at some point. But, I dunno. I'm not really one for planning. I don't know what I'm likely to do tomorrow, let alone anytime beyond that.
