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What is your first name? Katie

Age:18

Location:Canada

Hobbies and Interests: Reading,writing,history,re-enacting,manga&anime, music, documentaries, talking,

Why are you here? To talk to people who I can connect with on this level

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): ADHD-age 12, Aspergers-one week ago

Favorite subjects:History, english,

Year/Grade: 12

Favorite music: John Barrowman, Japanese music, Elton John, 60's-80's, anything with a techno beat

Books: The Lord John series by Diana Gabaldon, the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, FAKE-Manga, Gravitation-Manga

TV shows/Movies: Torchwood,

Instrument: I play the clarinet

Do you like sports? No

Family: Mom,twin sisters,

Clothing: Casual,dressy, easy

How did you find this website?wikipedia

Job: None atm

Plans for the future? Historian or museum curator or archivist

Any comments?

Welcome to WP, new members!

I secretly love threads like this... I love how things like this are totally ok in this community You guys are great!

What is your first name?: Kirsten, though I hate how my name sounds. Too nasal-y.

Age: 18

Location: Amherst, MA

Hobbies and Interests: Biology, forensic science, anatomy and physiology, pathology, murder, poisons/neurotoxins, monsters, horror, art, writing (short story fiction, mostly), politics

Why are you here?: I've only recently (within the past year) discovered the autistic community, and self-diagnosed myself with ASD (as well as been diagnosed by many aspies I know haha), and I've never seen an aspie forum before. I love hearing about people so similar to me when all my life I've been bullied/prodded at for being "strange"

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Next monday I go in for an official diagnosis, though my doctor + therapist agree that I seem autistic. Now I'm just waiting for the official stuff.

Favorite subjects: In high school, I liked biology/science in general, german, english, and art. I'm a freshman in college, and I'm majoring in biology, so I guess that's my favorite subject now lol.

Year/Grade: college freshman, class of 2013.

Favorite music: everything. At the moment I really like rap (NWA, ice cube, dr. dre, etc), lady gaga, and vitallic, to list some new additions. I've always loved wir sind Helden, Peter Fox, duran duran, the doors, meat loaf, the delays, ok go, etc etc.

Books: Lolita and IT are my two favorite books, though I read LotR when I was in third grade, so tolkein will always have a place in my heart. Right now I'm pretty obsessed with stephen king.

TV shows/Movies: BREAKING BAD, god, I've never seen a better show. The acting, the music, the cinematography... it's better than most films, let alone TV shows... and most of the science is accurate! I also like Dexter. When I was in elementary school I was very obsessed with CSI, but I stopped watching it once it turned into more of a drama and less of a crime show. I used to watch House, but I haven't had cable in about 4-5 years...

Instrument: I used to play the clarinet. Never really got into playing music. I'm not very good at it.

Do you like sports?: Never have, probably never will. Though I still like to watch the world cup.

Family: only child with a single mother, which I highly suspect of having Asperger's, though I won't press her. My father lives in california, and even my mother admits that he's incredibly aspergian...

Clothing: Whatever fits me and I can afford... I like teal...

How did you find this website?: I was using google for Asperger's research.

Job: Nothing right now... god, I need income. I used to work for best buy, but it bored me too much. (I worked in the mobile department. ugh)

Plans for the future?: I'd love to be a forensic pathologist and do autopsies. That would be the life.

Any comments?: asdfghjkl

What is your first name? Christine

Location: Derbyshire, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Motorsports, computers, reading, learning and swimming

Why are you here? To find other people on the spectrum and see if I can learn more about how to make interactions with the rest of the world go better

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 4 1/2

Favorite subjects: Maths, English, Information subjects

Favorite music: Queen, Meat Loaf, Evanescence (and rock/pop generally)

Books: Dune, Star Wars, F1 Yearbooks (and fantasy/sci-fi/non-fiction generally)

TV shows/Movies: Doctor Who, Star Wars (and fantasy/sci-fi movies generally; also documentaries)

Instrument: I can sing, play the recorder, guitar and keyboard (the latter three quite badly)

Do you like sports? Some; I swim and occasionally kart. Also I like watching motorsports and the Para/Olympics.

Family: Parents (who I live with), 1 brother (who's moved out)

Clothing: Comfy

How did you find this website? Several hours of internet searching

Job: None yet, but am looking for work as an admin assistant or librarian

Plans for the future? To be happy

What is your first name?
I prefer to remain somehow anonymous.

Age:
However, I believe revealing my age is OK; 16.

Location:
Same goes with my location. Norway.

Hobbies and interests:
Computers (programming, security and reverse code engineering, also some gaming from time to time.)
Astronomy.

Why are you here?
To gain information about Asperger syndrome.

When were you diagnosed?
Always knew I was somehow different than my peers — but not diagnosed until at the age of 16.

Favorite subjects:
I don't have any favorite subjects, unfortunately. I dislike everything school-related (as of now.)

Year/grade:
Secondary school.

Favorite music:
Industrial hardcore, gabber, darkcore, frenchcore, speedcore, drum and bass et cetera.
Oh, and, I almost forgot: classical.

Books:
Non-fiction.

Movies:
Alfred Hitchcock.

Instrument:
Never learned to play an instrument.

Do you like sports?
Yes, football (or soccer for you Americans.)

Family:
?

Clothing:
Normal, I guess.

How did you find this website?
Reading articles about Asperger syndrome lead me to this site.

Job:
Don't want one.

Plans for the future?
No.

Any comments?
N/A.

First name - Bill

Age - 43 I'll be 44 on May 1st.

Location - Spokane Valley, Washington, USA

Hobbies and interests - I love history and anthropology, I'm a news junkie obsessing over
current events and politics, and I love fantasy and horror fiction.

Why am I here? - Since I have Asperger's, and my little girl has PDD-NOS, I thought it was
only natural.

When was I diagnosed? - Friday, April 9th, 2010.

What are my favorite subjects? - History, creative writing, anthropology, and literature

Year/grade? - I have a four year degree in History.

Favorite music? - They Might be Giants, Bare Naked Ladies, REM.

Books? - American Tabloid, Heart of Darkness, short fiction by Robert E. Howard and
H.P. Lovecraft (both of whom were doubtlessly Aspies!).

TV, movies? - TV: Fringe, Breaking Bad, Madmen, Family Guy, The Simpsons,
The Big Bang Theory, most shows on CNN and MSNBC, The X Files,
The Venture Bros., The Boondocks.
Movies: Blue Velvet, The Saddest Music in the World, the original Star Wars
trilogy, Cthulhu.

Instrument? - None.

Do I like sports? - GOD NO!! !! !! !! !! !! ! .....Well, watching pro wrestling is fun....

Family? - My wife, daughter, and my mom are my only family in town.

Clothing? - I really dig trench coats. Give me tee shirts and jeans, or long shorts, and I'll be
happy.

How did I find this website? - While surfing the web, trying to understand my and my
daughter's autism.

Job? - I'm a writer, though I have yet to make any money from it. So just consider me a
bohemian bum. Or out of work sheet metal worker, if you like.

Plans for the future? - TO GET PUBLISHED!! !! !! !!

Any comments? - I'm sure I do, but my wife tells me dinner is waiting.

Welcome to WP!

What is your first name? I rather not say

Age: 52

Location: Sussex, UK

Hobbies and Interests: family history, postcrossing, stamp collecting, business card collecting

Why are you here? To connect with other aspies online

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Self diagnosed in 2007, at my age not bothering to get official diagnosis

Favorite subjects: biology, chemistry, nanotechnology, ICT, geography, history

Year/Grade: HNC in 1980

Favorite music: jazz, funk, house

Books: sci-fi and fantasy

TV shows/Movies:
Movies:The Day The Earth Sood Still (1953 and 2008), Lord of the Ring, Krull, eXistenZ
TV: Wildlife and science documentaries

Instrument: None

Do you like sports? Watches athletics on TV; no interest in team sports

Family: Unmarried, no children

Clothing: Casuals, typically trousers with shirt and fleece

How did you find this website? Surfed for aspergers forums in 2007

Job: carer for a relative

Plans for the future? Hmm, not sure at this moment

Any comments? I regard autism spectrum as a disability rather than say, a mental illness. My point of view is raising of autism awareness and equal rights, in similar to disability awareness. I am also partially deaf.

Welcome back to WP!

What is your first name? Michelle

Age: 21

Location: Ireland

Hobbies and Interests: Drawing and designing 3d house plans, sims 3 , sim city 4, reading, computers. Looking up and researching random stuff on the internet until I know all about it.

Why are you here? Have some relatives on the spectrum so originally for that but keep coming on as despite being nt I can relate a lot with you guys

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Was diagnosed with depression and gad about a year ago

Favorite subjects: In school I liked English

Year/Grade: final year of degree

Favorite music: Hmm evenescence, block party, Eoin Pallett, Interpol, Linkin Park, Korn..... lots of different stuff.

Books: I like fantasy mostly but I read lots of different genres. Reading a lot of Stephen King at the moment , Loved the dark tower series, the stand, cell. Currently reading Darkborn by Alison Sinclair

TV shows/Movies: Greys anatomy, Big Bang theory, ER, How I met your mother, Shameless is my favourite show ever.

Instrument: none

Do you like sports? No.

Family: Just me and my Mam

Clothing: Casual and comfortable

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Student

Plans for the future? Social worker

Any comments? Hi

What is your first name? Don

Age: 43

Location: St. Paul, MN

Hobbies and Interests: KARAOKE!! ! And... Rock music, science education, scooters, and cheese (eating, not making) Ask me tomorrow and the list will be different

Why are you here? You guys don't care if I suck at small talk! You guys get it! Any time, day or night, I can always chat with someone else who gets it. I was diagnosed a month before I turned 43. Before then I thought I was just inherently a lazy, loathsome A-hole. (Can I say that for real on this board?)

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): September, 2009

Favorite subjects: Nutrition, any bioscience, aviation, drama (especially Shakespeare)

Year/Grade: HS: 1984, BS: 1997, PhD: 2002

Favorite music: Classic rock - Grand Funk Railroad, Boston, Pink Floyd, old Joe Cocker, anyone who played at Woodstock, Three Dog Night, Thin Lizzy, most anything with crunchy Marshall-driven electric guitars.

Books: History books covering 2nd Temple Judea through Constantine & the Nicene Council, Harry Potter

TV shows/Movies: Harry Potter (all, but the first is my fave), documentaries, Godzilla movies if there's a little alcohol involved, Shakespeare, auto racing (lately anyway)

Instrument: Rickenbacker 4003 jet black 4-string bass!! ! (That's the one in my avatar pic.)

Do you like sports? I like to play volleyball and occasionally watch football or auto racing (F1, Indy, NASCAR, whatever's on)

Family: Best we don't go there. Let's just say "not supportive and not interested."

Clothing: Jeans in the winter, shorts the rest of the year, and whatever shirts are cheap

How did you find this website? I can't remember... Think I was googling around the time I was diagnosed.

Job: Well, I used to have one. I did research and I taught anatomy & physiology. Getting the degree was far easier than making the career. Lots of serious problems now in my head, so I'm not working.

Plans for the future? Learn how my brain actually works, and then try to be happy more often than I'm anxious or depressed.

Any comments? Very, very grateful for this site, and for any opportunity to interact with others on the spectrum. Sometimes this loneliness feels so heavy and so painful I think it's gonna get the best of me, but interacting with people who understand me will surely help with that. My diagnosis was ~7 months ago, but I've only started seeing an ASD specialist 2 weeks ago. I have 43 years of self-loathing to undo. At least now I know it's got a name, and I know it's not my fault, and for me that's HUGE!

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What is your first name? Jan Egbert, After my grandfathers from my father's and mother's side

Age: 45

Location: Noord-Holland, twentyfive miles north of Amsterdam

Hobbies and Interests: Internet

Why are you here? Trying to figure out if my traits mean I have As

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Work in progress. ADD almost certain.

Favorite subjects: Defining a new paradigm to reconcile science, religion and philosophy

Year/Grade: Studied law and tax law, graduated 1990

Favorite music: Enigma, Secret Garden, Dead can Dance

Books: Its been a while but the works of Tolkien are a monument forever.

TV shows/Movies: You'd think startrek right? In fact I prefer discovery and NatGeo

Instrument: I'd love to, but I lack even the smallest semblance of skill

Do you like sports? No, not at all. Have played badminton for years but the interest is a little waning.

Family: Only mum is still alive. I never was much of a family guy

Clothing: I couldnt care less.

How did you find this website? Someone referenced me from my usual add forum

Job: Tax law and accountancy

Plans for the future? Trying to get my life up to speed so I can offer my gf the life she deserves.

Any comments?

Age: 19
Location: California, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Musical Composition/Performance, Photography, Fine Arts, Calligraphy, Poetry, Nanophotonics, Quantum Physics Architecture, Engineering, Aerospace Technology, Biomedical Technology, Snowboarding, Ice Skating, Free Run, Soccer, Programming, Photo Manipulation, Probability, Economics, Semiotics, Mathematics, Geometry, Theology, Culture, Travel, Physiology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, Literature, Language, Philosophy, Women, Astronomy, Mythology, Numerology, et alli
Why are you here?: I have Aspergers.
When were you diagnosed?: I self-diagnosed, according to the criteria in the DSM-IV, a few days ago.
Favorite subjects: LOGIC!
Year/Grade: Graduated High School in '09.
Favorite music: Claude Debussy, Craig D' Andrea, Serj Tankian
Books: Critique Of Pure Reason, Summa Theologica, Mein Kampf
TV shows/Movies: October Sky, It's a Wonderful Life, The Princess Bride
Instrument: Guitar, Stand-up Double Bass, Piano, Flute, Anything with strings, ect.
Do you like sports? Yeah but I don't really like to go outside.
Family: What about them?
Clothing: No
How did you find this website?: A link here, a link there...
Job: Nope, only odd jobs
Plans for the future?: I wish to be an engineer. I'm going to apply for MIT!
Any comments?: About what?

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