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Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? B.J. (my screen name is real creative, huh?)

Age: 29 (I will turn 30 in March)

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina (Leland, which is across the river in Brunswick County, to be exact); will be Poughkeepsie, New York after the new year.

Hobbies and Interests: Politics (I am a proud left-wing, progressive Democrat), History/Geography, Food, Television/Film, Computers/Technology, Sports (watching, not playing)

Why are you here? Because I finally feel like there are people like me.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Not formally diagnosed, but there's no way I am not HFA/AS; a diagnosis would be a mere formality for something both my family and I have long suspected. I had a speech delay (until the age of four), so the formal diagnosis would probably be HFA; apparently I was thought to be mentally ret*d at that age (I guess they didn't know much about autism/AS where I'm from at that time). I do have a niece who was recently diagnosed.

Favorite subjects: see above; I also loved science in school (and still do; my lack of interest in math is probably why wasn't as much of an interest as Social Studies).

Education: BA in Political Science (naturally), University of North Carolina (class of 2005; took me a while to finish); will start at the Culinary Institute of America in January (to be either a chef or a food writer/critic).

Favorite music: Off the wall...I have a little bit of everything on my iPod. Johnny Cash is my favorite artist of all time; if there is a God (my opinion on the matter is no, by the way), he should have Johnny Cash's voice. Don't read into that too much and think that country music is my favorite genre, though.

Books: Mostly non-fiction; mostly history or political books. When I was a kid, I would always check out the books with the most pictures (you know...coffee table books); I would also do weird things like read the phone book whenever we got a new one (I still do and don't know why; I hate telephones). I do read fiction occasionally; I like George Orwell's books and The Catcher In The Rye, for instance.

Television: The Simpsons (be leery of anyone under 40 who doesn't like them), Monty Python's Flying Circus, Red Dwarf, Are You Being Served? (if it's a British comedy shown on PBS, chances are I'm a fan), Family Guy, Futurama, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, The Rachel Maddow Show, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, Good Eats and many more that I can't name at the moment. If it is on PBS, The History Channel or The Discovery Channel (and its family of networks); I would probably enjoy it. Some may say I watch too much television, but there is no such thing.

Film: I'm a snob; generally my tastes trend towards the foreign, the independent, the pretentious. Ingmar Bergman and Akira Kurosawa are my favorite directors, and I feel that the 1970s were the best decade for American film. I also love documentaries, especially about (you guessed it) history or politics. Most Hollywood movies hold no interest with me. However, my favorite movie of all time remains The Rocky Horror Picture Show; I have never dressed up and gone to a live show, but I can practically recite the entire movie from memory.

Instrument: Nobody plays an electron microscope like me...seriously, I own a guitar and keyboard and would love to be able to play either one some day.

Do you like sports? You better believe it. UNC's my alma mater, so I am a huge Tar Heels fan (I'm watching them play football as I type). I tend to stick to home when it comes to pro sports; I root for the Carolina Panthers in the NFL, the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL and the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA (and a former fan of the Charlotte Hornets). Since we have no major league baseball team here in North Carolina, I root for the Chicago Cubs; I watched them all the time on WGN as a kid...and I am a masochist.

Family: I have three sisters: two are older (42 and 41) and one is younger (26). They, and my mother, all live nearby; my dad passed away two years ago. My two older sister each have two kids; I have three nephews (14, 12 and and the aforementioned Aspie niece (6). Large extended family: my father's side lives mostly around here (even though they are all from eastern Kentucky); my mother's side (also from KY) live in Ohio, Illinois, California, Arizona, Texas, Kentucky and Japan (my cousin in the Navy). I also have a cat named Wellstone; he's a five-year old orange tabby and was born feral.

Clothing: Jeans, T-shirts (usually some shade of gray) and either sneakers (including a pair of Chucks) or sandals mostly; I do own a couple of suits and a fedora for formal occasions.

How did you find this website? As I have said, I have suspected that I have HFA or AS for a while; I stumbled on the site while doing some internet research. Being on this forum has pretty much confirmed this for me.

Job: I am presently on the dole, but I will be a full-time student again starting in January.

Plans for the future? As I mentioned, I will be studying to be either a chef or a food writer/critic. I think I would be a better food writer than a chef, but either career would be rewarding.

Any comments? What can I say? I love this site.

What is your first name?
Adrienne
Age:
30
Location:
MA
Hobbies and Interests:
Rock Climbing and Veganism but I go through long phases. The last one was Breastfeeding! Singing, Karaoke, when I was a kid it was classic cars.
Why are you here?
Since my 12 year old was diagnosed as Aspie in January 09 I have come to realize I am too!
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Not yet!
Favorite subjects:
Group Dynamics (OMG every Aspie should take this, it might be torture but I've learned SOOOOO much!! !
Year/Grade:
Sophmore in college
Favorite music:
Jewel, and anything I can sing
Books: Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating

TV shows/Movies:
House, Lie to me(so much to learn from it!)
Instrument:
I play guitar but I love unusual instruments too
Do you like sports?
Hell no, when it comes to fast, competitive ones, but rock climbing rocks! It's so technical and mental! Also it teaches planning, goal setting, and self confidence!
Family:
(kinda)Neurotypical husband, 12yo aspie son, 3 yr old probably Neurotypical daughter. And our boxer, Sadie
Clothing:
This is funny, I have always had this way of using fashion to show my personality, I used to totally disregard trends unless they fit my personality. This led me to go to school for fashion for 2 years, I was a very Avant guard(sp) designer, but I quit that school. Back then I had pink hair. Nowadays I try to combine my style with trends because I've learned how important it is as a form of non-verbal language. I was obsessed with the show "what not to wear" for a whole year! Fit is very important to me from what I learned in school.
How did you find this website?
searching for stuff on Aspie Moms, all I could find is stuff for moms of aspies!! ! ARGH
Job:
Student, mother, wife
Plans for the future?
Human services work, traveling for rock climbing
Any comments? I'm interested in info about Aspie moms and what the difference is between male and female aspies.

Not sure i put my data here yet (i joined in late August), but, here goes . . .

What is your first name? Sean

Age: Just turned 29

Location: Dead center of NC, USA

Hobbies and Interests: Video games (RPG, RTS in sci-fi/fantasy genres), reading books, Sci-Fi/Fantasy movies and shows, technology (bio and mechanical), witty comedy (think MASH)

Why are you here? Information, support, and not feel so alone

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): November 2008, AS

Favorite subjects: Math, Chemistry, Computers, Biotechnology

Year/Grade: Graduated - AA in General arts, AS in Biotechnology, 70+ hours to BS in Electrical Engineering

Favorite music: Varies with mood, however no Rap (and its spinoffs) or Country

Books: Magic The gathering, Star Wars, Battletech, Warcraft, Starcraft, Asimov, Crichton

TV shows/Movies: MASH, Transformers (All series and movies), Lie to Me, Fringe, Warehouse 13, Bones (the series), Bleach, Naruto (good for a laugh), various anime

Instrument: N/A

Do you like sports? Cant stand sports, was never good at them

Family: Single, was living alone but with parents again. Im the oldest of three brothers

Clothing: Casual - casual nice (situation pending). Cannot stand clothes nicer than that (makes me feel stuffy)

How did you find this website? Local autism support organization

Job: Currently P/T at a local College's Kitchen/Convenience store

Plans for the future? Would like to either get into a lab/research oriented job, or into board/card game design

Any comments? My mother has said i had autistic tendencies for years, but we had only just heard of Autism being in a spectrum for almost a year now. Had an uncle that we know was in the category, but due to lack of information, he never got the help he needed prior to dying. I pretty much figured out a family mystery.

What is your first name? Ossi

Age: 29

Location: Kuopio, Finland

Hobbies and Interests:

Comics (more drawing and writing than reading but a bit of that too) cinema, listening music (avant-garde, metal, folk, world music, bollywood, almost anything that hits me and its more likely to hit more peculiar combination of different genres it is) thinking about certain areas of politics especially related to copyrights (or more distributors rights) and freedom of speech. Semiotics (this also related to my profession so it's not just about job.) Art in general and of course, travelling and cooking. I love cheese and seafood. Pulpo a la Galega, delicious!

I definitely forgot something but can't help it. Perhaps I'll telll more by some other time.

Why are you here?

I have participated Finnish equivalent some time before and as some people mentioned this forum there some time ago, I started to think if I would join here as well. Well, now I finally did. After all this is easy and non-stressing way to communicate with people from all over the world. Perhaps I will learn something by reading and writing here. At least I hope so.

TV shows/Movies:

Babylon 5 is the most important for me. Also because I was quite young at the time I watched, but also because it reflected my life very much. I started seniour high school when Finnish TV2 started to run it and it ended exactly at the time of my matriculation exams. For others, Prisoner has inspired me a lot both philosophically and visually. It is magnificent piece of art. The new Battlestar Galactica and yes, even Farscape touched me a lot.

Lost was great for the first two seasons after that it started to feel awkward and stupid. Now it feels okay at best. Fringe seems promising even though it feels also pretty contradictional. Some stuff is absolutely great, some details and flaws annoy me as hell.

Instrument:

A doorbell. Haven't played it for a long time. My skills have probably rusted.

Clothing:

Black pants, suit and hat, two latter are heritage from my grand-father. Used them on the 60's. Mostly all other suits and clothes are either self made (my big-sister likes to do clothes) or bought from second hand shops. Anyways, when walking on public I often have everything black except a tie which is often white with pirate skulls or have some other decoration such as Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse. They're from a second hand shop as well.

There's story about the black hat. When I was a kid on scholl, about 7 or 8 years old, there were a meeting for students parents with the teacher. On the walls of our classroom were Eastern bunnies carved with cardboard and my mother ask from my teacher "where is Ossi's bunny". Teacher was a bit grumpy and told that "Ossi didn't make a bunny, instead he draw a man with a black hat". That picture was not on the wall.

After my grandfather died, just after his funeral my mother found his clothes that didn't fit to anyone else, but I was the same size. The hat was among them and when I first tried it front of a mirror my mother said "it seems that it was you who you drew". Since then, I started to wear the hat.

How did you find this website?

Heard from it from the Finnish equivalent.

Job: Graphic designer and or / illusionist, some sort of artist.

Plans for the future?

To see if I can create that kind of career where I can do all the things I do right now and earn my living from it without making too many compromises.

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Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? Nick

Age: 15

Location: Townsville, Australia

Hobbies and Interests: Music, Gaming, and Reading

Why are you here? To to see how other aspies cope in life

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When i was 14

Favorite subjects: Art, don't take music because its all based around classical stuff

Year/Grade: Year 10

Favorite music: Metal. mostly just bands with good drum beats and melody, I'm not a fan over the over the top screaming/thrash/'beat the crap out of the instrument' type metal.

Books: Any Matthew Reilly book, Tom Clancy books, I enjoy fantasy, military action, adventure and fantasy sci fi themed books the most

TV shows/Movies: TV Shows: Bleach, Naruto (need to start watching them again ), Mythbusters, Simpsons, Law and Order, Burn Notice, NCIS, House Movies: all the Star Wars ones, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, the Transformers two

Instrument: I am a drummer

Do you like sports? I really enjoy my sports, but team ones can be depressing if my team thinks im weird (happens alot)

Family: One brother, parents, living with them

Clothing: Casual, any clothes that are comfy.

How did you find this website? Searching aspergers on google, and found this site.

Job: None

Plans for the future? To make it in a professional band, or become a graphic artist

Any comments? I've always know im different due to how eccentric I am compared to my friends and the rest of the school etc. Got taken to a doctor because of depression and he referred me to a specialist who diagnosed me with Aspergers

Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? Meg

Age: 14

Location: Oxfordshire, England

Hobbies and Interests: Politics, History, reading, film editing, picture editing

Why are you here? Because my 10 year old brother Ben has autism

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): He was diagnosed when he was 3

Favorite subjects: History, Product Design, German, Drama, English, Maths (sometimes)

Year/Grade: Year 10

Favorite music: A mix of things eg. Tim Minchin songs, MIKA, some Beethoven, Billy Elliot the Musical music, Flight of the Conchords, TV soundtracks, Hugh Laurie songs etc etc

Books: Stephen Fry books, Jon Ronson books, Harry Potter, Autism books (A Friend Like Henry, George and Sam, Born on a Blue Day), politics books

TV shows/Movies: House MD, Blackadder, QI, Desperate Housewives, Doctor Who, Billy Elliot, After Thomas and a few others I can't think of.

Instrument: Tiny, tiny bit of piano but have been put off instruments by my dad and his dad and my mum and her mum and basically my whole family playing instruments for a living.

Do you like sports? No not at all but recently I have discovered that I love walking. On my own of course, so I can be in my own world.

Family: Mum, Dad, younger brother (who has autism), Granny (who is like my best friend), and all the rest of a typical family.

Clothing: Very casual which has led to some bullying from people who think girls should dress like models rather than like boys. But I love wearing a baggy t-shirt or hoodie and jeans. I don't like all the clothes teenage girls are meant to wear these days.

How did you find this website? I was google-ing autism one time my brother was being particularly awkward and i was looking for tips to give my parents a break.

Job: Nothing yet.

Plans for the future? I want to do an A Level in Politics and History and then go to University and get a degree in Politics then hopefully get a job at the BBC doing something to do with politics, preferably in radio.

Any comments?
I just think this site is great!! Thanks!

Welcome to WP!

What I am as I fill:

What is your first name? If this means given name, it's Ruennsheng..............

Age: 19

Location: Singapore

Hobbies and Interests: Playing the games on ESPN Arcade, reading news

Why are you here? Just to know more about AS so I understand myself better?

When were you diagnosed? 1999, initially as autism

Favorite subjects: Geography, History...

Year/Grade: Senior in High School (actually JC2)

Favorite music: RAP! (I don't care what others think of it), R&B and ROCK. (Everything that starts with R)

Books: Anything that looks colorful with lots of pictures.

TV shows/Movies: Anything on cinemas currently

Instrument: Keyboards...

Do you like sports? YES --- as a spectator.

Family: Single, living with parents.

Clothing: Casual and comfortable (so I look like a slob)

How did you find this website? AWESOME:D

Job: None

Plans for the future? Travelling around the world...

Any comments? Hmm, welcome to WP too!

Tim? Where is your response . . . TIM?!?


<sigh> We're gonna need another Timmy. >.>

Welcome AGAIN to WP.

Welcome to WP!

Thanks Tim.

Anyway, I also love baggy tees and jeans, except that I am a guy, hehe.

What is your first name?

Age: 18

Location: ......bedroom?

Hobbies and Interests: Pro Audio for concerts, macintoshes

Why are you here? Because I thought this would be a good resource to help me overcome my sensory issues, social interaction, and how to handle public places with alot of people better.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I wasn't my mom ignored me and I'm afraid to talk to me dad about it, but I've been researching Aspegers as much as possible. I know it's not the right way but I don't know what else to do.

Favorite subjects: Literature

Year/Grade: graduated high school

Favorite music: Classic metal

Books:Carry on Mr. Bowditch, by far my most favorite book ever.

TV shows/Movies: Top Gear, Doctor Who

Instrument: Audio Mixer

Do you like sports? no

Family: Yeah they're there, but not close

Clothing: Jeans, T-Shirt

How did you find this website? Googled aspergers I think and this came up and I got hooked.

Job: Seamless Gutter installer

Plans for the future? Make money and get on with life.

Any comments? I really like the forum software choice. PHPBB is my favorite.