Questions about you
What is your first name? Hershi
Age: 15
Location: England
Hobbies and Interests: Cats, computers and space are my favourite things. I'm also fascinated by philosophy, human anatomy and psychology. I collect things that are about cats (toys, books, puzzles etc). All I seem to be missing is a real cat.
Why are you here? Because I think I might have Aspergers.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I haven't been to a professional yet.
Favorite subjects: Erm... at school? I like art, maths and biology.
Year/Grade: Year 10.
Favorite music: Rock, dance music and classical music.
Books: I like mainly like horror stories, books on anatomy and books about animals.
TV shows/Movies: Doctor Who, Primeval, Torchwood, Takeshi's castle, Nature documentaries, documentaries about Space, documentaries about human anatomy, Sci-fi movies and horror movies.
Instrument: I'm hopeless at musical instruments, but apparantly I can sing quite well.
Do you like sports? No. Team games are too stressful. I love trampolining though.
Family: Just my mum. According to my mum, my teacher in year 4 was concerned about me because I'd drawn all 3 of my imaginary friends on my family tree. I had imaginary friends until I was 12. My mum thinks I got rid of them when I was 8.
Clothing: Anything black, red or dark purple that isn't made of wool or nylon.
How did you find this website? Through Google.
Job: I'm a student at the moment.
Plans for the future? I want to go to college and university, then I want to find a job that I enjoy and spend my weekends reading and relaxing.
Any comments? Nope.
Hi! I am Ashlee. I am 25 years old. I live with my mom, stepdad, and my 17 year old brother. I have aspergers, I like to go to the movies, mall, hanging out with friends and walking on the beach. I am a church person. I try to go to church every saturday and Sunday, sometimes during the week. I have a fat cat named Pudge, he is a sweetheart.
What is your first name? Amanda
Age: 17
Location: Williamsport, PA.
Hobbies and Interests: Drawing, writing, being an as*hole.
Why are you here? I felt kind of lonley not knowing anyone else who had Asperger's (except two guys, but they had huge crushes on me and it was irritating) so I came here.
Favorite subjects: Art and alternative fashion.
Year/Grade: 11th grade.
Favorite music: Goth Rock, Gothic Metal, Deathrock, Post-Punk, Electronica, Synthpop, and so on.
Books: Unfortunately I've been on a slight reading hiatus.
TV shows/Movies: NCIS, miscellaneous cartoons; Tank Girl, Shawshank Redemption, anything with Elvira, Repo! The Genetic Opera, The Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.
Instrument: None.
Do you like sports? No.
Family: Parents, three sisters, and five cats.
Clothing: Conservatism is for the birds. Usually I wear all black, some combat boots, skirts, not too stuffy tops, and a long coat or satin floorlength coat. As for accessories, my usuals are an ankh necklace, a leather collar, and a billion safety pins because I have to pin them to my clothes or I'll lose them.
How did you find this website? When researching AS.
Job: Too lazy.
Plans for the future? High school art teacher, hopefully.
Any comments? My back hurts.
Raikai
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: 21 Apr 2009
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Posts: 72
Location: Shropshire
What is your first name? Becky (or Becks, or Beck if I know you well ;D)
Age: 17
Location: Shropshire, United Kingdom. Also Hampshire, United Kingdom.
Hobbies and Interests: linux, computers, reading, writing, video games, drawing, xbox 360, pokemon, etc.
Why are you here? Because I can't access AspieVision.co.uk due to websense.... grr.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): when I was 9/10ish, so... erm about 2001/2002.
Favorite subjects: Psychology, English, Science, Art.
Year/Grade: Y12
Favorite music: Linkin Park, Lostprophets, The Fray, Muse, REM, Coldplay.
Books: Terry Pratchett, Jasper Fforde, Douglas Adams.
TV shows/Movies: Family Guy, Scrubs.
Instrument: Guitar
Do you like sports? NO!! !! Ah, God no!! !
Family: 2 sisters, Mum, Dad, and a little doggie
Clothing: clothy stuff. I dunno, whatever I can afford that takes my fancy I guess.
How did you find this website? I've known about it for ages - only just decided to join.
Job: Student
Plans for the future? I'll see when I get there.
Any Comments? Lemon Cheesecake.
What is your first name? Mel
Age: 25
Location: Green Bay
Hobbies and Interests: music, poker, video games
Why are you here? I think I have asperger's
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I haven't been officially diagnosed
Favorite subjects: math, psychology
Year/Grade:
Favorite music: 90s alternative and a lot more
Books:
TV shows/Movies: seinfeld, curb, family guy, king of queens, happy gilmore, blades of glory, good will hunting, american beauty, bone collector, many, many more
Instrument: guitar, piano, bass guitar
Do you like sports? watching, not playing. I especially like basketball and football.
Family: 1 older brother, 2 parents and too many uncles, aunts and cousins to count
Clothing: casual/boring
How did you find this website? google
Job: administrative assistant
Plans for the future? nothing immediate planned
Any comments? any poker players out there? pm me, id love to chat.
What is your first name? Asten
Age: 16
Location: Ipswich, UK
Hobbies and Interests: music and art
Why are you here? to make friends
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): age 4
Favorite subjects: art
Year/Grade: 11
Favorite music: pop (lady gaga, miley cyrus etc)
Books: what's a book? hehe
TV shows/Movies: hannah montana, x factor, britain's got talent, high school musical, 17 again, anything with zac efron in it (lol), honey, dirty dancing, grease, angus thongs, hairspray
Instrument: my voice?
Do you like sports? no way
Family: mum, dad, two brothers
Clothing: trendy, trying to go a bit indie with my converse lol
How did you find this website? knew about it before
Job: still at school
Plans for the future? going to college to do art & design
Any comments? hope i have fun here
What is your first name? Ryan
Age: 32
Location: Portland, Oregon
Hobbies and Interests: philosophy, guitar, comic books
Why are you here? I don't know
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): A couple of years ago, a psychiatrist told me that I probably had Asperger's Syndrome, but I don't think I've been officially diagnosed.
Favorite subjects: philosophy
Year/Grade: about ten credits from an Associate of Arts Oregon transfer degree
Favorite music: The Beatles, Nirvana, System of a Down, etc. Hard rock with melody. Also enjoy Mozart, Beethoven, John Williams, movie scores.
Books: The God Delusion, The Demon-Haunted World, Asimov's Robots, Empire, and Foundation novels, currently reading Swamp Thing collections by Alan Moore.
TV shows/Movies: South Park, The Daily Show/Colbert Report, Breaking Bad, Big Love, Fight Club, Punch Drunk Love, Little Miss Sunshine, Taxi Driver, Watchmen, American Psycho, classic Star Wars trilogy, X-Men movies, anything directed by Tim Burton, Martin Scorcese, Stanely Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, I could go on and on and on and on...
Instrument: guitar
Do you like sports? I love playing basketball and I love watching NBA basketball, but the officiating is infuriating.
Family: I'm close to my parents, my sister, my niece (10) and nephew (8), my dog, and my cousin (14).
Clothing: whatever's comfortable, cheap, and doesn't look too bad
How did you find this website? I looked up Asperger's Syndrome on Wikipedia
Job: currently on disability for major depression, taking classes
Plans for the future? I'd like to teach philosophy, but I'll probably be fifty by the time I get my MD.
Any comments? This is my first post.
Didn't speak until I was three. Gifted student early on but barely graduated from high school. Was in TAG and Olympics of the Mind. Won a writing competition in middle school and represented my school district at the Oregon Writing Festival. Have been a complete failure since then (as defined by society).
I don't think that having Asperger's is a disorder. I think modern society is just torture for people who don't fit the mold. I once read a novel called Ismael which suggests that the expectations of modern society have much the same effect on human beings as a cage has on animals in the zoo. Only caged animals display the same "mental disorders" as humans.
See also the views of researchers R.D. Laing and Thomas Szasz.
What is your first name? Frank
Age: 44
Location: Scotland
Hobbies and Interests: Languages, Aviation, Football (soccer) commentaries on the radio
Why are you here? Other boards and chatrooms have just caused me a lot of upset (and them)
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): when I was 40? circa 2004
Favorite subjects: Languages
Year/Grade: waaaaay back in time!
Favorite music: Classic, Trad Jazz
Books: Tom Clancy, Terry Pratchett
TV shows/Movies: Family Guy, American Dad, The Simpsons
Instrument: none
Do you like sports? only to watch/listen to football (soccer), rugby, cricket, tennis, golf
Family: 5 older siblings
Clothing: casual and probably embarrasing in company
How did you find this website? was mentioned in another site
Job: Had loads - lost em all due to "personality clashes"
Plans for the future? not sure I have one
Any comments? not yet
hepcat
Butterfly
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Posts: 16
Location: here, in my computer chair
What is your first name?
Age: 22
Location: MO
Hobbies and Interests: reading, writing, drawing, music, psychology, cartoons/anime, other cultures, animals, nature, sewing, baking... that represents the tip of the ice burg, right there
Why are you here? hopefully to make some friends, and to see if people with aspergers are actually really like me
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): self diagnosed
Favorite subjects: like in school? English, science, drama, PE
Year/Grade: this is my twenty-second revolution around the sun?
Favorite music: I don't stick with any one genre, I like a little of everything, and I'm always looking for bands I haven't heard of. My favorites include: Imogen Heap, Muse, Creed, Micheal Jackson, Simon and Garfunkel, Abba, Lifehouse, Paramore, Metallica, The White Stripes, Beethoven, Chopin, Cold War Kids, South, Radiohead
Books: Pride and Prejudice, The Little White Bird, Peter Pan, Jane Eyre, The Princess Bride, Ender's Game, everything by Terry Pratchett, Daughter of the Forest, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Tarzan
TV shows/Movies: The Office, Scrubs, Arrested Development, Flight of the Conchords, Cowboy Beebop, Invader Zim, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends; Edward Scissorhands, Amelie, Howl's Moving Castle, Everything is Illuminated, Delicatessen, Mozart and the Whale, Fight Club, Meet Joe Black, MST3K, The Little Mermaid
Instrument: I wish I could, maybe I'll sign up for lessons, though when I took piano several years ago the lady kept trying to make me read music, where I quickly showed my lack of talent with mixing that part of my brain with the music making/ear part, so I weaseled out
Do you like sports? I used to be pretty good at tennis. I kind of gave it up after I left school cause I never had anyone to play with. Then my little brother went into high school and joined the tennis team and started beating all the varsity players. I was so proud. Now I want to practice up and get my skills back so I can show him that big sis is still better at everything
Family: Living at my house you mean? Parents, little brother, Jack Russell Terrier, a bajillion cats
Clothing: Right now, pink bunny jammies
How did you find this website? Through Wikipedia
Job: Walmart
Plans for the future? Get older, and much wiser. Also ditch this small redneck town, but I have to find a place (far far away) that I like
Any comments? yes
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"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered." ~ Emerson
What is your first name? Alan
Age: 32
Location: Peterborough, England
Hobbies and Interests: At the moment, NLP, Hypnosis, Tea, Watches, Fishing, Xboxing, reading and writing in really poor style, but humorous at the same time.
Why are you here? I think I have aspergers, and will find so cool if I do have it. It almost like my whole life has been released, and I reflect back and think 'ah, thats why I had an obsession with Pylons'.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Favorite subjects: English and PE/
Year/Grade:
Favorite music:You name it. It changes from month to month. I have just got over my Grindcore obsession and moved onto Psycobilly.
Books: Quirkology by Richard Wiseman. Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown. Experiencing Hypnosis by Milton Erikson, and Blot on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe.
TV shows/Movies: Derren Brown. Shameless. Apprentice. Have I Got News for You? all sorts really. But dont interrupt me, OK
Instrument: I love guitars and Banjos, but can play a note.
Do you like sports? Yes, really. I played Hockey mainly, but now like fishing.
Family: Engaged with 1 nipper.
Clothing: Casual indy kinda stuff.
How did you find this website? Wikipedia.
Job: Sales. I work with watches for a living. How cool is that.
Plans for the future? I would really like my own shop. Have looked into many, however, never go to completion.
I have only a self diagnosis for Aspergers, however, I am pretty sure I have got it. Any help for clarification?
What is your first name? Salem
Age: 22
Location: Miami, FL
Hobbies and Interests: Drawing, Internet radio broadcasting, research/debate, foxes, Alaska/Iditarod, Siberian Huskies, volunteering at an animal shelter, fixing (and breaking ) computers, fiddling with security systems, and travelling.
Why are you here? See my intro post (Edit: I would the link to it, but I'm not allowed to yet apparently).
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I wasn't diagnosed, but I believe I am an Aspie.
Favorite subjects: Japanese Shinto mythology, vulpines, dog behaviour & psychology, quantum mechanics, human psychology/social engineering, concept technology, activism (civil rights, animal rights, alternative lifestyles, and liberal politics), the occult, computers, security systems infiltration/penetration testing, and probably other things that I can't remember.
Year/Grade: Graduated HS
Favorite music: Industrial electronica (European), metal, gothic, darkwave/EBM, classical, country (believe it or not), and new age.
Books: Romance, horror, non-fiction, and sci-fi.
TV shows/Movies: I'm not really much for TV but the movie genres I like are romance, horror, and action.
Instrument: I can half-ass play the piano because I self-taught.
Do you like sports? Nope, unless you count high speed driving (not to be confused with wreckless driving).
Family: What about it?
Clothing: ?
How did you find this website? See my post linked above.
Job: PC Support technician
Plans for the future? Move to Alaska, have a family, get a team of 16 dogs, enter the Iditarod, make it the finish line (the place doesn't matter to me; but the first place would be nice), be the first hispanic person to enter and finish the Iditarod, pass on my dreams to my child(ren).
Any comments? Nope.
What is your first name? Nicolas
Age: 20
Location: The South
Hobbies and Interests: Apart from drawing, see Favorite Subjects
Why are you here? Advice
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 1999, didn't find out what it was about until 2005
Favorite subjects: Dinosaurs (favorite is Apatosaurus), rock music, Ford trucks, 70s-80s era animation, Super Mario game series, Paleontology, sound effects methods
Year/Grade: 18 hours left as College sophomore
Favorite music: Classic rock, classic metal, some alternative rock and soundtrack. List includes Pink Floyd, David Gilmour solo, Roger Waters solo, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant solo, Jimmy Page solo, Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson solo, Judas Priest, Queen, Alice Cooper, Rolling Stones, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Boston, The Beatles, The Who, Motorhead, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Queensryche, Talking Heads, Collective Soul, Vangelis, Van Halen, Gorillaz.
Books: Books by Thomas M. Disch, Philip K. Dick and George Orwell
TV shows/Movies: MST3K, Red Dwarf, Simpsons, Futurama, South Park, Monty Python's Flying Circus / Star Wars 4-6, Mad Max series, Blade Runner, Terminator 1-2, Brazil, any Don Bluth film, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, V for Vendetta, Wizards, Akira, Back to the Future series...
Instrument: Various that I say I would learn to play but I haven't yet. Drums, guitar, bass.
Do you like sports? Some European football, American baseball
Family: Both parents, two sisters, the only family from our extended family
Clothing: Band shirt, leather jacket, jeans
How did you find this website? Old friend who isn't Asperger's led me here.
Job: Currently part-time Deli Clerk at Supermarket.
Plans for the future? Biological Anthropologist in Forensics field
Any comments? Despite French being my first language, I'm starting to develop a Southern accent.