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Welcome to WP!

What is your first name?
I don't want you to know.

Age:
28 (487 days until i hit 30!! !)

Location:
Guatemala

Hobbies and Interests:
World of Warcraft.

Why are you here?
In the words of Sting: "I have only come here seeking knowledge...... things they would not teach me of in college"

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
June 21, 2005. Wait.... i don't have a disorder.

Favorite subjects:
Organic Physics, Quantum Physics, Electromagnetism, Neurology, Psychology. You mix them all and you get..... Quantum Psychology! =D

Year/Grade:
I was three months away from getting my MBA, when i realized there were better ways to spend my time.

Favorite music:
Ke$ha - Tik Tok
ColdPlay - A Rush of Blood to the Head

Books:
My second one.

TV shows/Movies:
Lost
Sherlock Holmes

Instrument:
My computer?

Do you like sports?
I think i love them, but haven't had the chance to find out.

Family:
I'm single.

Clothing:
During the day yes.

How did you find this website?
Late at night on february 16, 2006 i decided to stop ignoring autism's subdivisions and focus my research on Asperger Syndrome. A few seconds later yahoo lead me here.

Job:
Xerox.

Plans for the future?
Learning to Ski

Any comments?
Human society is an economic marketplace where the satisfaction of biophysical needs is sold and bought.

Been posting frequently for almost a week now. Probably ought to fill in some info:

What is your first name?
Lars

Age:
44 for now. I'm thinking of being 53 next year just so I can get that out of the way early.

Location:
Los Angeles

Hobbies and Interests:
Photography, documentary film making, animation, graphics

Why are you here?
To give and get a bit of compassion. My really selfish motive is I want prove to others that I have value. I try to be helpful to others and hopefully I'll get a bit of appreciation in return.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Not diagnosed. Not even sure if I would be labeled with anything, although I have most of the traits associated with Aspergers. Read “Nobody Nowhere” years ago and could relate. Later learned about Aspergers from an article. Sounded very much like me. At any rate, it's a useful way of looking at myself.

Favorite subjects:
Theoretical physics and quantum mechanics, skepticism, critical thinking, evolutionary biology, art and creativity, film making

Year/Grade:
Have a B.A. in... get this... Theater.

Favorite music:
Folk and Blues: Tom Waits, Mississippi John Hurt, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Baby Gramps

Books:
Just read “QED” by Richard Feynmen, “Parallel Worlds” by Michio Kaku, trying once again to read “Oliver Twist” by Dickens. My favorite book in a long time however is “Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguro – I'd be interested to hear if others think this is a very Aspie kind of book.

TV shows/Movies:
The PBS News Hour, “Paris, Texas” “The American Astronaut” “Crimes and Misdemeanors”

Instrument:
A camera because I can't even play the kazoo.

Do you like sports?
Don't like sports, but I do a lot of cycling.

Family:
Have been single all my life. Get along well with my parents and brother, although I am probably more distant than they would like.

Clothing:
Mostly Dockers and a button up shirt. It allows me to be acceptable in most situations without requiring that I deal with a new wardrobe.

How did you find this website?
Found the site a while back proably through a search on Aspergers

Job:
Motion graphics designer and animator for a small film production company.

Plans for the future?
Hmmm... I can't think of any. Maybe that's what I need to be working on.

Any comments?
I think the best thing in life is learning new stuff. It keeps it fun and interesting.

What is your first name? Dhawal

Age: 32

Location: Ahmedabad, India

Hobbies and Interests: Listening to music, surfing the net, graphic design, (trying to) read books, watching cartoons/animation

Why are you here? To find a solution to my problems, to help others if possible, to find other aspies from India and from Ahmedabad

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Self diagnosed in 2006, no professional diagnosis yet.

Favorite subjects: Psychology, literature

Year/Grade: B.A. in 2001

Favorite music: A R Rahman, Amit Trivedi, Badly Drawn Boy, World Music, Nu-Jazz, Guided by Voices, Toots & the Maytals

Books: 3 Mistakes of my Life, A Christmas Carol, Women of Brewster Place, O Henry stories, The Time Traveller's Wife (reading right now).

TV shows/Movies: Taare Zameen Par, Lagaan, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tremors, The Mummy, Titanic, Finding Nemo, My Cousin Vinny, EdTV, My Sassy Girl (2001), Iron Ladies (2000, 2003)

Instrument: Continuum fingerboard and DJ turntables!

Do you like sports? Nope.

Family: Mom, dad, wife, and sister (married)

Clothing: Normal Indian (shirt - pants)

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Unemployed right now.

Plans for the future? Keep adapting and improving, one step at a time.

Any comments? Collaborative anarchy, sustainability, I'll add more later.

Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? David

Age: 21

Location: Laramie, Wyoming

Hobbies and Interests: Highways- I've driven every mile of state highway in Washington State and am much of the way done with Wyoming

Why are you here? I always felt different, and then I heard about AS, and then once I found this forum and started reading I realized I'd fit right in

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I haven't been formally diagnosed, nor have I sought a diagnosis. I initially suspected I had it five years ago, and in the last year after researching it I have decided I most likely do.

Favorite subjects: Geography

Year/Grade: Senior in college

Favorite music: I listen to classic rock a lot of the time, but also like folk music

Books: I don't have time to read

TV shows/Movies: South Park, King of the Hill, Boston Legal, House

Instrument: Nope

Do you like sports? I love to watch baseball and college football, beyond that I can golf a little bit and I'm a decent skier

Family: 1 younger sister, 1 older sister, 1 older brother

Clothing: Collared t-shirt and jeans or shorts depending on the weather

How did you find this website? Stumbled upon it looking at life with Aspergers

Job: I enter data for a transportation-related organization

Plans for the future? I would like to get my masters degree in planning and from there I have little idea

Any comments?

First name: Genevieve

Age: 28

Location: North Country San Diego, California

Hobbies and interests: Wow. There's a bunch.
-Gaming: mostly simulation games like Sims, Sim City, Civilzation, Age of Empires, Harvest Moon. adventure or mystery games. LOVE Fallout (all, 1-3). Some other favs are Elder Scrolls (especially Oblivion), Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2, The Witcher. I have an obsession with point and click games as well. They usually have interesting plots and neat puzzles. Those are my "had a rough day, need to vege" games I also like paper games. I enjoy World of Darkness the most but I also like DnD.
-Geography (LOVE maps),
-Reading
-History (especially Salem Witch Trials, Ancient Egyptian, WWII)
-Writing
-Etymology. Love the origins of names as well.
-Genealogy.
-Crochet
-Photography
-Baking, especially bread
-I collect pens *blush*. Random, I know...

Why are you here? My husband is diagnosed with Asperger's and he suspects I'm an Aspie as well, although I haven't been diagnosed. It would exlain A LOT. I used to not feel the need to be diagnosed, but lately huge life changes (moved far from my family and everyone I know, we became parents) have thrown all my routines and stuff out the window. Things are just so chaotic. I'm not doing the whole "multi-tasking" thing that parenting seems to require. I'm hoping to find out how to go about getting tested and if there are good drs near my area. I'm thinking if I know WHY I think and do thing the way I do I can figure out how to restructure my life accordingly. I'm also hoping to meet others like me Maybe they have good advice and are maybe just good company as well

When were you diagnosed? Haven't been. My husband was diagnosd in the summer of 2004. I really want to see a dr. and see if I actually do have Asperger's as well. Not sure how to go about that. We live really far from where my husband's old dr. is (it's hard to find a good dr these days)

Fav Subjects: They were always English and History. I once took a whole class dedicated to Tolkien in college. That was AWESOME.

Year/Grade: uh, none. I'm old

Fav Music: I like a little of everything. Some of my all-time fav bands/artists are The Beatles, Pixies, Paul Simon, The Cure, REM, Radiohead, Interpol, Zap Mama, Massive Attack, Thievery Corp. Some of my current favs are Vampire Weekend, Pheonix, Lady Gaga. I have a girl crush on Beyonce

Books: Anything by Dashiell Hammett. Anything by Shakespeare (although Romeo and Juliet is seriously played out). Insomnia, Bag of Bones, The Shining, The Dark Tower by Stephen King. A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. The Alice nonsense stories by Carroll. Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut. Sophie's World by Gaarder. Fav is true crime, history, philosophy/religion, horror, thrillers. I like manga and manhwa as well. My favs are Ouran High School Host Club, Tarot Cafe, Kitchen Princess, and Telepathic Wanderers. I like Comics as well. My favorite is The Books of Magic by Gaiman. I also LOVE X-Men. I think Cry For Dawn has just about the best art I've ever seen. Lately I have been enjoying Grimm Fairy Tales. The art is amazing in that one as well.

TV/Movies: Dexter, Veronica Mars, Firefly, House, Heroes,True Blood, Medium, Good Eats, Chopped (although I think there is evidence the competition is seriously rigged). I enjoy cooking shows, documentaries (my favs are true crime, history and religion), horror, and mysteries.I also lke some anime. My favs are Gunslinger Girl, Mushi Shi, OHSHC, xxxHolic, and Genshiken. Some fav movies are Raiders...,Stand By Me, Kill Bill, Reservior Dogs, The Professional, District B-13, almost any comic book made into a movie. My favs of those are the first 2 X-Men, Iron Man, Hellboy. I Love Bollywood movies (but strangely cannot stand English language/Western culture musicals). Some of my favs are Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Refugee, and Asoka. My fav actors are Steve Buscemi (any movie is better with him in it), John Cusack, Gary Oldman, Hugh Laurie, Steve McQueen, Gary Cooper, Marilyn Monroe, Jewel Staite, Natalie Portman, Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, Aishwaria Rai, Shahrukh Khan. My new favorite actor is that guy who played Victor on Dollhouse, Enver Gjokaj. That dude can ACT. Best thing about that show actually.

Instruments: Clarinet, Alto Sax, Guitar (just beginning with that one). Yes, I'm a former band geek (forever on ein my heart though )

Sports?: Not a big sports fan. Like Hockey though. I also enjoy going to baseball games, more for the food and experience than the game.

Family: Husband named Jason, son named Cameron (just 4 months! So sweet). My parents are still married and my little bro and sis (22 and 20 respectively) still live with them.

Clothing: I can't let go of Grunge. I love my Flannels and Docs. Can't stand Silk. It gives me the creeps is the best way to describe it. I just cannot stand to touch it. Weird maybe. I don't know, I'm big on texture.

How did I find the website?: Was looking up reviews on "Adam". Found some really interesting stuff on here. Decided to stay

Job: Stay at Home Mom, hopefully I can start my at-home Copy-editing business

Plans for the future: Just to continue to have a happy home (but try to get more organized for my sanity ). Hope to start my business, as previously mentioned. maybe become an author? Would maybe like more kids...WAY down the line. Would love to have a ranch somewhere colder and more remote.

comments?: Not much. Just happy to be here and maybe meet others with some good advice or who share some of my interests.

What is your first name?

Age: 56

Location: North Carolina

Hobbies and Interests:

Theology, Genealogy, photography, reading most any non-fiction, art, travel

Why are you here?

I find comfort in being among others that seem similar to me.

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

3 weeks ago

Favorite subjects:

Theology, art, can generally walk into any library and find subjects of interest in any section other than fiction

Year/Grade:

Favorite music:

Classical, blues, jazz, but like most music. Music was my major in college

Books:

The Cloud of Unknowning; too many to name

TV shows/Movies:

Harold and Maude; Shawshank Redemption; Primal Fear; Body Heat; Life of David Gale; Tudors series

Instrument:

French horn; percussion; piano; flute, guitar, etc.

Do you like sports?
not to watch; enjoyed some to play when younger, sometimes play golf

Family:

Virtually no family left and what does exist continue to treat me as almost a non-human, someone to be made fun of

Clothing:

Loose fitting; Jeans, comfy shirt, tennis shoes; if I am going to dress up, I want to be really dressed up; if casual, then very casual

How did you find this website?

searching web for aspergers

Job:

Used to install operating systems on mainframes, had a computer consulting business, consulted for IBM, wrote software, managed software installation teams

Plans for the future?

work on improving my interaction with others; learn to cook again, learn to take care of myself; learn to stay calm and not have the huge anger that explodes

Any comments?

What is your first name?: Maureen, but I really only go by Mo.

Age: 14

Location: Maryland

Hobbies and Interests: Writing, books, movies, t.v., surfing the web, video games (Pokemon, The Sims), psychology, roleplaying.

Why are you here?: To make friends, mostly.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Roughly a year ago, but my family, therapist, and I suspected I had Aspergers long before.

Favorite subjects: English (plus print journalism), psychology, Technology (Office Productivity, Web Design, ect.).

Year/Grade: Freshman in high school.

Favorite music: Mostly indie/alternative with a few shades of pop and rock (Coldplay, Keane, Snow Patrol, The Postal Service, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry).

Books: Warriors, Harry Potter, Twilight (but I'm not a rabid fangirl, and acknowledge its faults), The Alchemist, books about animals--wolves and cats in particular.

TV shows/Movies: Avatar: The Last Airbender, South Park, American Idol, The Soup, cartoons from the 90's.

Instrument: I wish. I played the trombone for a week?

Do you like sports?: Hate 'em (mostly because I have no talent with them whatsoever). I've played softball and soccer in grade school though.

Family: Three older siblings, and I currently live with my parents.

Clothing: I like to be comfortable, but I try to keep up with the latest fashions/trends if I like them. My school has a uniform though, so I don't have to worry about that kinda thing much.

How did you find this website?: My therapist recommended it.

Job: Student. I'd like to become a guidance counselor, though.

Plans for the future?: Like I said above, to become a school guidance counselor. I also have a passion for creative writing and would like to try my hand at writing novels and short stories in my spare time. Another thing I'm looking forward to is getting married, but kids are definitely not on my wishlist.

Any comments?: I love fried chicken :]

What is your first name?
Sameer

Age: 25

Location: Chennai, India

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Analysing, Thinking, Traveling, Planning, Experiencing different mental states, Math modeling of psychological, philosophical and social parameters.

Why are you here?
For finding similar people like me, For interactions and discussions which are difficult to carry out with NTs. To come up with some platform for recognition, understanding and group of aspies in India, where there is hardly any awareness about it.

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

Favorite subjects: Mathematics, History, Psychology, Philosophy, Religion, Comparative philosophies and religion, Geography, Physics, Economics and Epistemology, And inter-relations between them that result in dynamic working society.

Year/Grade: Bachelors in Mechanical Eng with minors in finance

Favorite music: Classic Rock, Indian Classical, Old Hindi Songs

Books: Economics, Religion, philosophy, history, psychology, applied psychology, maths, General.... Strictly no fiction

TV shows/Movies: I hate TV.
Waking Life, Baraka, The Doors, Requiem for a dream , Pi, The Wall, .......Some more, but not that much into movies

Instrument: None. I dont play.

Do you like sports? i find them okay.

Family: father, mother, sister

Clothing: Casual, Simple

How did you find this website? Nice. Need to explore it a lot more.

Job: Engineer

Plans for the future? To become an entrepreneur with making some social impact.

Any comments? There are lot to give. Will give them at appropriate places in community

Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? Alana

Age: 19

Location: Somewhere in Canada

Hobbies and Interests: I have many. My main one is music. I'm currently learning how to DJ and I've done countless numbers of music related activities including being a part of a street team handing out flyers. I like to cook although I'm not the best at it. I always like to be on top of current affairs and politics. I like helping out people. I volunteer for recreational activities for people with disabilities.

Why are you here? I have aspergers.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): age 6

Favorite subjects: In highschool, my favourite subject was the philosophy/religion course I took. Even though I wasn't good at school, in this class I got top mark of my grade. I got a special plaque for it.

Year/Grade: Graduted 2009

Favorite music: A wide variety of stuff. I enjoy punk rock and alternative. I grew up on classic rock so I always listen to that. For DJing I use alot of breakbeats and hip-hop. Once again I love music so I have a vast array of knowledge in many different genres.

Books: I don't really read books. I do enjoy reading non-fiction books on different topics like science and religion. I always, always read the newspaper. I like to know what's going on in the world.

TV shows/Movies: Favourite TV show would have to be Futurama. Favourite movie would have to be Shaun of the Dead.

Instrument: Guitar and DJ equipment

Do you like sports? Not particularly but I do enjoy hockey cos I'm Canadian...eh?

Family: Dad and stepmom. Sister who's a year younger than me. Half brother who's 7, I adore him and we have a special bond . Dog who's a great dane.

Clothing: Hmm...band shirt and ripped jeans? Whatever's comfortable although sometimes I'll rock the fancy industrial tripp pants or even a mini skirt.

How did you find this website? Doing a google search for aspergers

Job: None currently although I am actively searching for a "make money" job.

Plans for the future? In a year or two, I plan to go back to school and get my disability studies diploma. I'd really like to be an independant living support aide for adults with developmental disabilities.

Any Comments: Well I think I've pretty much said it all here.

Welcome to WP!

Greetings all and welcome to wrongplanet.

This thread just gets more interesting and interesting.

What is your first name? Not saying

Age: 14

Location: Scotland

Hobbies and Interests: Music and drawing

Why are you here? I have Aspergers

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 2006

Favorite subjects: Art, History, Physics

Year/Grade: S3

Favorite music: I don't have any particular preference. I like loads of stuff

TV shows/Movies: Loads, some of them are Simpsons, Skins, Family Guy

Instrument: Guitar and keyboard, and I'm learning violin, bass guitar and drums

Family: Mum and stepdad. I still see my real dad aswell.

Clothing: Jeans and a top. Nothing fancy really