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Never posted in this thread when I joined, so thought I would do so now.

What is your first name? Dave

Age: 20 (21 in a handful days)

Location: Northern England

Hobbies and Interests: Medieval History, Archaeology, Paleontology, Drawing, Writing

Why are you here? My girlfriend is an Aspie (although pretty mild as AS comes) and so I originally joined here to help me be there for her better. Not AS myself, but I suspect I am on the wider spectrum even if I don't have enough traits to count as being on the "main" spectrum.

Favorite music: Pretty much anything, but especially Pink Floyd and the Scissor Sisters.

Books: Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Tolkien are my favorite authors

TV shows/Movies: I have a very eclectic range of tastes

How did you find this website? Went looking for any sources to help me be there for my gf better.

Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? Matt

Age: 19

Location: Upstate New York

Hobbies and Interests:

Why are you here? -----Im looking to learn more about AS. I'm curious to learn how other's have dealt with it in there lives. I'm also looking to learn how to better deal with it in my life and maybe help someone out along the way.

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

Favorite subjects: History has to be my favirote, My favirote kinds are ancient civilizations and europeon history.

Year/Grade: Third Semester of College

Favorite music: All kinds

Books: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter,

TV shows/Movies: Viva-la-bam, Jackass, Wildboyz, Chappelle Show, Dirty Jobs, MythBusters--Thats pretty much all I watch on TV

Instrument:

Do you like sports? Like playing them, though I can't stand watching them, lol

Family: 1 Bro and 1 Sis

Clothing: I dress Preppy I suppose, for the longest time I dressed in striped shirts, but now im into shirts with guitars on it for some reason...

How did you find this website? A Wikepedia article

Job: K-Mart

Plans for the future? Not sure, I might become a pilot.

Any comments?

Welcome to WP from a fellow Chapelle's Show fan!

What is your first name?: Sian

Age:21

Location:Birmingham UK

Hobbies and Interests:English, Ice skating, Dr Who, Waking the Dead, CSI, Children's and youth work, singing

Why are you here?: I think I have Aspergers (and have been told by several people I have) but have never been diagnosed

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Never officially, but several times by people who should know (my mother is a SENCO, my friend works for Autism West Midlands)

Favorite subjects:English

Year/Grade: I have a degree in English, and am currently studying to become an English teacher

Favorite music: Bebo Norman, The Corrs, Tudur Morgan, The Kaiser Chiefs

Books:'The Dark is Rising' by Susan Cooper, 'Fallen Angel' by Andrew Taylor, anything by Terry Pratchett

TV shows/Movies:CSI, Waking the Dead, Stargate SG1, Dr Who, Robin Hood

Instrument:Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Voice

Do you like sports?: I like ice skating

Family:Mum, Dad, Brother. All show ASD traits, brother almost definately Aspergers

Clothing:Jeans, t-shirt, hoodie, trainers

How did you find this website?: Google search

Job: I'm training to be an English teacher

Plans for the future?: To be an English teacher

Name Brian

Age 52

Location Birmingham Alabama

Hobbies: Welding, Machining, Tinkering with machinery, Hiking.

Why are you here? Information source

Favorite Subject: Engines, transmissions, axles

Favorite Music: Elvis

TV Show: How It' Made

Do you like sports: No

Occupation: Engineer

Future: Retire, tinker with machines till I die

Age: Older Teens

Hobbies and Interests: Simulation Computer Games (Zoo Tycoon, Roller Coaster Tycoon), Food Network, Making "Music Videos", Nature Photography, Big Cats;

Why are you here? Aspergers

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): September 11th, 2008

Favorite subjects: Chemistry, Biotechnology;

Year/Grade: 11th Grade/ Soon to begin part time college;

Favorite music: Soft Rock, Indie Rock, Alt.Rock, Show Tunes;

Books: His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman (I generally don't like fiction novels, this happens to be one of the very few fiction I enjoy), "Pigeon" Books for Children by Mo Williems, The Demon Haunted World- Carl Sagan, Calvin and Hobbes, Why People Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer;

TV shows/Movies: Ace of Cakes, Good Eats, Unwrapped, Little People, Big World, Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;

Do you like sports? Not very much.

How did you find this website? I can't recall.

What is your first name? Linda

Age: 25

Location: Sweden

Hobbies and Interests: Snakes, mmorpg's

Why are you here? I have Aspergers

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 1 year ago

Favorite subjects: In school it was English

Year/Grade: Not in school

Favorite music: Reggae, Blues, Metal

Books: Dragonlance series, and most of Clive Barkers books

TV shows/Movies: Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis, Naruto / Dragonlance - Dragons Of Autumn Twilight

Instrument: Bass

Do you like sports? No

Family: Complicated

Clothing: Black

How did you find this website? Google

Any comments? Not yet

What is your first name? Scott

Age: 20

Location: Thornton

Hobbies and Interests: video games, religion

Why are you here? I have HFA

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Over the past year I have taken many tests on the internet and they all come back positive for HFA.

Favorite subjects: video games, religion, HFA awareness

Year/Grade: graduated from high school, waiting a little for college

Favorite music: Christian

Books: juvenile fiction

TV shows/Movies: Speed Racer

Instrument: none

Do you like sports? Not really

Family: 2 brothers, a mom and a dad that are still together

Clothing: polos and slacks

How did you find this website? google

Job: CSR for Dish network

Plans for the future? A mission

Any comments? This is awesome, finally an active community for people with high functioning mental disorders and disabilities.

What is your first name: Anton

Age: 16.77

Location: western Canada

Hobbies and Interests: First Nations history, geography, orienteering, hiking, Canadian history, writing

Why are you here? Semi-diagnosed w/ Asperger's

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Semi-diagnosed (diagnosed by someone but didn't pay for it essentially), in 2007/8 school year

Favorite subjects: Math, English, Social studies, theatre

Year/Grade: 11

Favorite music: I enjoy a wide spectrum of music, from Eastern European folk music, to Black metal, but currently I'm getting into Native hip hop a lot

Books: Again, the sequence of words "a wide spectum" comes into play, but am currently reading about Gitksan land claims

TV shows/Movies: Myth Busters, The First 48, Mocassin Flats, and anything with Adam Beach in it

Instruments: Guitar, violin, drums

Do you like sports? Meh, they're okay. Used to be obsessed w/ hockey. Still love it!

Family: Two parents, one cat, one dog

Clothing: COTTON, and functional

How did you find this website? Oh, gosh I can't remember....

Job: Unemployed

Plans for the future? Finish school on time!

What is your first name? Hanna

Age: 18

Location: Sweden

Hobbies and Interests: wrating,reading, art and playing the Sims.

Why are you here? To get to know other peopel with asperger

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

Favorite subjects: Swedish, english(becuss I got to wrigt) and art

Year/Grade: Hasn't gratetude

Favorite music: pop and r&b

Books: PC Cast's Goddess series and eneything writen by Meg Cabot

TV shows/Movies: Ghost whisperer,Smallville,Primevil and Ugly Betty/ Titanic, Enchanted, interview with a vampire, 10 things I hate about you and High school musical 2.

Instrument: None

Do you like sports? No, not a sportperson

Family: Mum, dad and a two years younger brother.

Clothing: A colorful sweeter and jeans

How did you find this website? I read about it on the net som wear

Job: not yeat

Plans for the future? Beacoming a fantasyauthor

Any comments? Intresting idea

What is your first name? Charley (can't stand it when people spell my name with an "IE")

Age: 22

Location: Orlando, Florida, US

Hobbies and Interests: Watching anime, doodling, learning about world history (medieval and roman-to-pre-roman times), reading about technology, playing video games, [just now] learning computer computer science and also logic, coming up with ideas for stories, games and interactive media, viewing the world in an aesthetic manner.

Why are you here? Finding a with other 'Aspies; getting feedback on things, have discussions, etc.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Last Thanksgiving time by a relative who's a doctor in a different field... now I'm currently seeing shrink and in the process of being evaluated.

Favorite subjects: Humanities, Creative Writing, Hebrew Language, History, Screenwriting, Digital Media, Geometry, and any class in which having debates/arguments is a big part of it

Year/Grade: Junior 1/2 in College - @ the University of Central Florida

Favorite music: Rock: KISS, Marilyn Manson, KoRn, '90's rock. Hip-Hop: anything Oldskool 80's style. Electronica: Trance, Psytrance, Breakbeats,

Books: History, science, new media or educational-related, brainpower-exercising,

TV shows/Movies: Pulp Fiction, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Amadeus, Dr. Strangelove, Saving Private Ryan, Munich, Schindler's List, Godfather, Batman, Ghost in the Shell: SAC 1st GiG, Inuyasha, FullMetal Alchemist, BLEACH, History Channel (excluding Ice Road Truckers show), Discovery Science, Ace of Cakes (as of recently)... as long as I can get some introspect and think and contemplate on what I watch as well then I'm down for it... I'm not a couch potato

Instrument: None as of yet - going to teach myself guitar, keyboard, and then DJ'ing on turntable

Do you like sports? Martial Arts - excluding Boxing

Family: Currently single though and in school, so I don't yet have a family in which I am the patriarch... but, I do have a great family; I do my best to be the good son and I love them even though I sometimes feel as if they don't really get me at all; and I sometimes feel like an outsider

Clothing: Decent and comfortable - not casual or trendy yet also not raggedy and rugged

How did you find this website? Stumbled upon it when doing a search for aspie-related forums

Job: Work at a video rental store... and I hate it

Plans for the future? Be an innovator in the New-Media (aka Digital Media) Age after I get my degree (which is mainly my way of finding a good output for my ideas and creativity) - create things such as MMO's, Interactive technology, and also fun&educational video games

Any comments? Baklava PWNS!! !!