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Age: 15

Location: Delaware, USA

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, History, Science, Music, Philology, Webdesign

Why are you here? Aspergers

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

Favorite subjects: History, Science, Some types of math

Year/Grade: currently in 10th grade

Favorite music: progressive/avant-garde metal, 70s progressive rock, art rock, some forms of classical

Books: Anything by Tolkien (Silmarillion is the best), Carl Sagan, Arthur C. Clarke, ...

TV shows/Movies: X-Files, Monty Python (and the movies), The Shawshank Redemption, The Matrix...

Instrument: I play the guitar and the piano.

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: I like baseball.

Family: My parents, and my 10 year old brother.

Clothing: Jeans, T-shirt

How did you find this website? Link from Wikipedia

Job: Nothing yet.

Plans for the future? I would like to be able to continue pursuing my hobbies on a professional level. Maybe something in science, history, or philology...

What is your first name? Melanie/Mel

Age: 28

Location: West Yorkshire- UK

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, music (especially The doors- one of my obsessions), internet, making clothes, the sims, sexuality, Buffy/Angel.

Why are you here? I have AS.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): not yet officially, have only just realised that I have AS too.

Favorite subjects: Psychology

Year/Grade: N/A- but hoping to go back to college as soon as I can get on top of my social phobia.

Favorite music: Wide(ish) range- Green day, RHCP, Inkubus Sukkubus, Nerf Herder, NOFX, the dickies, bikini kill, L7,beachbuggy, oh and did I mention the doors?? LOL

Books: I LOVE reading and its really hard picking even a few favourites but I'll try limit my list to just a few: East of Eden, The timetraveller's wife, Wuthering Heights, The shining, The wind-up bird chronicle (one of the only books I'd give a 10/10), To kill a mocking bird, and the Diceman.

TV shows: Buffy, Angel, Cold case, Myth Busters, forensic detectives (should also be known as America's Dumbest Murders lol).

Movies: Heathers, Clerks, Rocky horror show, Breakfast at Tiffany's,

Instrument: none- never had the spare cash.



Family: I'm married to Duncvis- we have 3 kids- one has AS, one may have ADHD and the other is only a toddler.

Clothing: I have a very mixed up sense of style, I make some of my own clothes. I wear a strange mix of punk/goth/hippy/what ever I feel like lol.

How did you find this website? Thought I'd join since Duncvis spends some much time on here.

Job: A full-time mum at the moment- am homeschooling our middle child.

Plans for the future? I want to get over my fear of having to mix with others so I can go back to uni (want to study Psychology and crime).

Any comments? I love this community- I think its a great source of support/info/fun.


Mel

What is your first name? Richard

Age: 18

Location: Perth, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, internet, music, video games, mammals (don't really connect well with reptiles, insects or birds)

Why are you here? Aspie

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): A couple of months ago by a psychologist unofficially, having the big test(s) done in Feb '05 (crowded hospital system or some such lame excuse). I have to say, it makes everything in my life click into place and make sense.

Favorite subjects: N/A

Year/Grade: N/A

Favorite music: Classical, whatever they're calling stuff like Green Day, The Living End and System of a Down now, older rock like Led Zeppelin

Books: Terry Pratchett, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, Stephen King's Dark Tower, Robert Rankin

TV shows/Movies: Futurama, Black Books, Blackadder

Instrument: I'd quite like to buy and then learn to play one of those steel pipes from Ireland

Do you like sports? Not really. I don't get sports, plus I have the complete-lack-of-coordination thing. I'd probably like proper sword fights if they showed them, though.

Family: Mother and sister (15), father in New Zealand

Clothing: Just the cheapest sensible thing available, and then I'll wear that until it literally falls apart.

How did you find this website? Wikipedia, researching Asperger's.

Job: I clean the house. Hey, someone's gotta do it and it's probably good training for when a female wishes to buy me.

Plans for the future? No.

Any comments? Looks like a good site, I'll hang around it, I guess.

What is your first name? Tom

Age: 28

Location: Antwerp, Belgium

Hobbies and Interests:music, movies, games

Why are you here? aspie

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

Favorite subjects: N/A

Year/Grade: N/A

Favorite music: lots of different things, mostly rock: Tool, Kyuss, Kind Of Like Spitting, Explosions In The Sky, Mogwai, Pedro The Lion, Karate,...

Books: not much of a reader, i like JD Salinger and Herman Brusselmans

TV shows/Movies: Seinfeld, The Office, Big Train, The Simpsons, In De Gloria, lots of movies...

Instrument: none

Do you like sports? i like watching soccer

Family: my dad is 52, mom turning 50 1st of january, my sister is 23 and my brother 22

Clothing: i rarely buy clothes, only when i really need to and wear them down

How did you find this website? through Aspergia

Job: none

Plans for the future? make the best out of life

Any comments? nice place with many regulars

Name - Stephanie.

Age - 20.

Location - Marske (England).

Hobbies - Horse riding, reading, writing short stories, silk painting, doing watercolour art.

Why are you here? - I've got Developmental Dyspraxia and I couldn't find any discussion forums on it so I found the nearest thing.

When you were diagnosed? - When I was four.

Favourite subjects - When I was at school my favourite subjects were English language/literature,Art and Religious Studies.

Year/Grade - I am in the second year of a BTEC National Diploma in Animal Management course.

Favourite music - Westlife, Boyzone, Shania Twain and some of the older music, especially the Beatles.

Books - The Bakers Boy, Master and Fool, A Man Betrayed, The Cavern of Black Ice, A Fortress of Grey Ice (J.V Jones)
The Ill Made Mute, The Lady of the Sorrows (Cecilia Dart-Thornton)
The Earth Children Series(J.M Auel)
Little Women, Good Wives(Louisa May Alcott)
The Dark Moon Series
(Can't remember the Author)
Other fantasy books but I can't remember their names at the moment.

Television Programmes - Stars in their Eyes, Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, Holiday Showdown, Wife Swap, Desperate Housewives etc...

Films - 50 First Dates and Never Been Kissed.

What Sports do you Like? - Horse riding, swimming and trampolining.

Family - Mum, sister, two sets of grandparents and a cat.

Clothing - Depends on the time of year - in winter I wear thick jumpers with a high neck along with jeans/trousers and T shirt. In summer I wear jeans and a T shirt. However, you will often find me in horsey clothes.

How did you Find this Website? - Looking for a forum for people with Dyspraxia.

Job - I don't have a job at the moment because I'm in college but i'm doing my work experience at my local riding stables.

Plans For the Future - To get a job working in either a cattery or riding stables and to buy my own horse.

Welcome to WrongPlanet Stephanie!

hopefully you'll find some common ground here.

dunc

What is your first name: Ian

Age: 36

Location: England.

Hobbies and Interests: Films, Music, Computer Games

Why are you here: Finding out more about AS I suppose....

Favorite subjects: Maths (because I was good at it - didn't like it or any other subjects though really....)

Year/Grade: Lots/Top rate

Favorite music: 70s rock, early - mid 80s pop, bits of rocky/poppy stuff since

Books: Anything with nice pictures and diagrams in it....

TV shows/Movies: The Simpsons, anything Sci-Fi

Instrument: Electric Guitar

Do you like sports: watching (some), not playing

Family: Sadly, yes.....

Clothing: Anything that feels comfortable and isn't fashionable....

How did you find this website: Another aspergers site

Job: Computer Programmer

Plans for the future: not really.....

Oooh, this should be fun...

What is your first name? Marty

Age: 22

Location: South East Wisconsin

Hobbies and Interests: Mathematics, Video Games, Computer Hardware, and a healthy adult interest in legos.

Why are you here? I may or maynot have Aspergers, but I do have many similar traits. And I wanted to interact with people who act similar to me.

Favorite subjects: Mathematics with a dose of Computer Science and Physics.

Year/Grade: A Junior in college, but it may be a while before I graduate.

Favorite music: They Might Be Giants and instrumental indie rock.

Books: Don't read fiction too much, but I do enjoy reading math text books. Also the audio cd rendition of LOTR.

TV shows/Movies: Simpsons, Seinfeld, Space Ghost Coast to Coast for TV and What About Bob?, UHF and Lord of the Rings for movies. (I generally just like comedies in both media)

Instrument: I used to play drums, and may possbily pick it up again. I am actually now practicing to teach myself polyrhythms but never plan to play in a band. I am pretty tone deaf so anything beyond drums is too advanced for me...

Do you like sports? I am not against sports as a concept, I am just not good at them. I'll go bowling ever once and again though. But I do like to watch Football games( GO PACKERS) and some baseball.

Family: A sister and a mother, very close to some extended family... cousins, uncles and grandparents.

Clothing: I usually wear tan pants with plain colored shirts... for work purposes. I also like to wear hawaiian shirts... and I hate long sleeved shirts. I never wear them, even in the winter.

How did you find this website? Google search about Asperger... found it to be the best Asperger community on the internet.

Job: Work full time for a medical home care company. Fixing machines and placing orders... thankfully I don't have to deal with too many patients.

Plans for the future? I would like to become a private math teacher, or possibly a professor.

Any comments? I am a huge Homestar Runner fan.

What is your first name? Kyle

Age: 17

Location: Sale, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Art, poetry, music, computer games, miniature gaming.

Why are you here? I was diagnosed with Asperger's by a counselling service, can't remember the year though. I wanted to interact with people like myself.

Favourite subjects: English, Literature, foreign languages

Year/Grade: I'm in VCE at the moment, but I'll probably be in TAFE soon.

Books: I don't read too much fiction, but I do enjoy comic books and manga.

TV shows/Movies: The Simpsons, Stargate: SG1, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gasaraki, Ed, Edd n' Eddy as far as TV is concerned. As far as movies go, I like Lord of the Rings, Pink Floyd: The Wall, The Fifth Element, Hellboy, and a few others.

Instrument: N/A

Do you like sports? One thing about Australian culture is that they are practically obsessed with sport. Even though I am an Australian, I am not a big fan of sport. However, I do enjoy a good game of bowling when I get the chance (but it costs $$$$)...

Family: Mother, Father, that's it.

Clothing I generally wear pretty casual stuff. I hate woolen pullovers, unless I have a long-sleeved shirt underneath.

How did you find this website? Wikipedia!

Job: Not as yet.

Plans for the future: Translator, professor of linguistics, part-time poet and artist.

Any comments? Although I tolerate and respect them, I don't find Australian women attractive. Something about the accent, I guess...[/b]

What is your first name? Tim

Age: 46

Location: UK

Hobbies and Interests: Bach, counterpoint, photography, art, opera, patterns, Wolfram Von Eschenbach, creative thought & the way my brain works.

Why are you here? Diagnosed Aspergers

Favourite subjects: My favourite subject at school was Art

Year/Grade: N/A

Books: I have many textbooks on music. My favourite book of all time is Parzival by Wolfram Von Eschenbach

TV shows/Movies: I sit in front of the TV sometimes but don’t really watch it ~ I like the occasional documentary or wildlife programme & Big Brother is OK.

Instrument: Piano

Do you like sports? I hate sport ~ I don’t see the point

Family: I have a wife & two daughters

Clothing: At home I wear black trousers and a t-shirt.

How did you find this website?: Just surfing

Job: Yes

Plans for the future: I always live in the present.

Any comments? No

What is your first name? T

Age: 33

Location: Brisbane, Australia

Why are you here? My son has diagnosed Aspergers.

When was he first diagnosed? Age 7, 2001

Year/Grade: He is going into Grade 6 (second last year of Primary school)

Books: Currently reading God's Callgirl, and then I'm reading Hitchhikers Guide.

TV shows/Movies: I <3 Reality TV.

Family: Just my son and I. I have parents but I don't live with them.

How did you find this website? Wikipedia.

Job: Study fulltime, work part-time as a software programmer.

Plans for the future? Finish my degree.

Nerddette

Hi,

My name is Debbie and I am 62 years old.

I've been diagnosed with AS recently.

My favorite books are:

anything by Anne Rice and The Joy Luck Club

I love old rock and opera. I also like Bach and Orthodox Christian liturgical music.

I have an M.A. in psychology and work with people who have developmental disabilities.

I am a terrible klutz and don't do anything more athletic than walking. I do like a good baseball game as an observer.

My hobbies are learning how to knit, computer magic, mathematical games, my cat and crossword puzzles.

I am here at this forum because it is very difficult for me out there.

My plans for the future are to live to be 63.

Debbie