02 Jul 2004, 11:15 am
*grins and applauds* Thnx for that! I had absolutley no clue! 
02 Jul 2004, 7:30 pm
First name: Jo
Age: 21, 22 in a month.
Location: Tasmania, Australia
Hobbies and interests: Reading, writing (i have a piece submitted here, i the writing & poetry section. Have a look, it's a bit weird) archery, cycling, ancient Egypt, internet.
Why are you here? Cos i have Aspergers.
When were you diagnosed? I'm not, but i know it have it.
Favourite subjects: Not at school anymore. When i was in college though, Latin, Ancient Civilisations, English.
Year/Grade: See above.
Favourite Music: Irish Dance, Midnight Oil, Matchbox Twenty, Bon Jovi, Enya, REM, some Techno.
Books: Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, most crime, most fantasy, some sci fi.
Tv shows/movies: CSI, CSI: Miami, StarGate, Star Trek TNG, Star Wars (except for the phantom menace, George Lucas should be shot for that one), Highlander the movie and Highlander the tv series, Black Books, The Glasshouse (this is an Aussie one).
Instrument: Used to play the clarinet at school, loved it but can't afford my own. Mum made me learn the piano. Can play that, but only mechanically, no emotion. Don't like piano.
Sports: Don't watch any sport. I cycle, do archery and bushwalk.
Family: Mum and Dad, sister (younger & totally NT), brother (younger & AS, older brother (don't know whether he's AS or not, he's just weird 
, but i love him.) One horse, one dog.
Clothing: Jeans and t-shirts when it's warm. Jeans and a black trenchcoat, when it's not. (I do wear a shirt under the coat 
)
How did you find this site? Followed a link from Delphi forums.
Job: Console operator at a BP service station.
Comments: I could comment, but then i'd have to kill you. 
03 Jul 2004, 6:38 am
First name: well here I'd rather be called Nightshade...
Age: 32
Location: NZ
Hobbies and interests: Lots and lots, all sorts of things. Lifelong interests in music and nature. Particularly weird plants and misunderstood animals (spiders, insects, worms, sea squirts).
Why are you here? Aspergia's closing 
. Ok, I'm quite Aspie in my personality and developed an obsession with AS and autism after my friend's child was diagnosed with autism and I started reading about it.
When were you diagnosed? Not diagnosed. I don't have AS, my personality has lots of Aspie traits but not to the extent that fits with all the DSM-IV criteria and all that stuff (don't like the word "impaired" much anyway). By the way, I always seem to explain things in FAR too much detail. Sorry.
Favourite subjects: Not at school anymore but biology and music were my favourites.
Year/Grade: well, thinking about doing a PhD
Favourite Music: So much it would take me hours to list (I'm not kidding, that over-detailed thing again). A small selection from my CD collection might include Hildegarde of Bingen (12th century), Palestrina (16th Century), Bach (1685-1750 - still remember that date from school), Benjamin Britten (20th century), Arvo Part ("classical" but still alive and composing now), the soundtrack to the muscial "Little Shop of Horrors" (main character is a weird plant YAY!! !! !), Leonard Cohen (not sure of his exact genre, but a friend of mine who is in her late 40s listened to him at university), The Mutton Birds (NZ group), Nick Cave (alternative, Australian, kind of dark), Hossam Ramzy (Egyptian percussionist). I'll stop now.
Books: Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (ok anything by John Wyndham). A town like Alice by Neville Shute. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Anything by Christopher Brookmyre. And lots more (actually more than the music I think...)
Tv shows/movies: Nothing much right now. Can live without both if I have music books and a computer.
Instrument: Mostly I sing. Love singing.
Sports: I watch cricket. I don't play any team or competitive sport. Too much trauma being the uncoordinated kid at school. 
Family: Large and complex. One branch seems to have lots of Aspie traits - but I don't see them a lot because they aren't in NZ. I'm single and have two lovely cats.
Clothing: Eccentric. I think orange and lime green go well together.
How did you find this site? I'm a refugee from Aspergia.
Job: Biologist.
Comments: Think I've said enough already!
04 Jul 2004, 11:43 am
05 Jul 2004, 6:59 am
Thankyou for the compliment Torley! 
Likewise, I'm sure!
Hi Nightshade - it is good to see another Kiwi about the place ! I've just finished "Chocky" by John Wyndham - moving onto "The Midwich Cuckoos" [the latest version of the film was great].
05 Jul 2004, 12:59 pm
05 Jul 2004, 5:26 pm
Tom_FL_MA
Deinonychus
Joined: 4 Jul 2004
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Posts: 304
Location: Central Florida; originally southeastern Massachusetts
05 Jul 2004, 10:56 pm
What is your first name? Tom
Age: 26, 27 this month; look about 20
Location: Lady Lake, FL; originally Bridgewater, MA
Hobbies and Interests: Meteorology; U.S. Geography; Internet; Statistics; Broadcasting (schedules, personalties, call letters, station logos); DXing
Why are you here? I have Asperger's Syndrome
When were you diagnosed? Late 1990's
Favorite subjects: Meteorology, U.S. Geography, Internet, Statistics, Broadcasting
Year/Grade: Graduated high school in June 1996
Favorite music: Everything but rap and heavy metal; but don't tend to listen to much
Books: Mostly reference books
TV shows/Movies: I don't have one
Instrument: None
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: Baseball if anything
Family: Mother, Father, three brothers and one sister (brother's are or will be 34, 32 and 31 this year, sister 33); none of them are on the autistic spectrum
Clothing: Don't care for writing on shirts, usually jeans
How did you find this website? A member told me about it, joined shortly after he did.
Job: N/A
Plans for the future?
Any comments? I am glad I was made aware of this site. I probably would of found it sooner or later.
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synx13
Pileated woodpecker
Joined: 4 Jul 2004
Gender: Female
Posts: 175
Location: California Central Valley
06 Jul 2004, 4:53 am
Ookie, I do so then. ^.^
What is your first name? Call me Starling. Call me Clarice and die.
Age: old enough
Location: Central Valley, California
Hobbies and Interests: writing music, hearing music, philosophy, science, specifically biology, chemistry, physics, sociology, psychology; aikido, yoga, meditation, drawing pictures, tarot cards, reading, board posting, video games, stories, animals, fantasy, the common person, non-love poems and songs, ecology, humor, secular theology, debating, cooking, gardening, bicycle riding, swimming, standing in the rain--:brain fizzles out:
Why are you here? I have got to figure out how to get myself back on track.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): my parents were very, very confused most of the time when I was young. Being the eldest, they just assumed my precocious insanity (speaking sentences at 1, reading at 3) was normal, having no prior experience with kids. This is why only trained professionals should handle child raising.
Favorite subjects: Anything in my hobbies and interests, which include most things to be done under the sun.
Year/Grade: HS diploma, some college experience, but no degree and currently wishing fervently for the means both financial and mental, to get one.
Favorite music: Not sure, anything besides loud music, Country/Western, and love songs for the most part. Some times due to severe lack of non-love songs I enjoy love songs, if not for the lyrics.
Books: Tailchaser's Song, by Tad Williams. Pullman's His Dark Materials, except for the last book. Micromegas, by Voltaire. Anything that deals with normal people sent into fantastic situations. Because I, an abnorma person in a banal situation like to live vicariously through them.
TV shows/Movies: I liked "Bowling for Columbine." Moore is definitely a brilliiant satirist. That's the most recent movie I've seen. I'm more the art noveau type than the thriller or romantic.
Instrument: I play the Clarinet, though haven't gotten my amature back since those 3 months I had to work 13 hours out of the day and couldn't play it. I also play some piano, though being too poor for a piano, I still haven't been able to fall in love with the non-weighted keys of my synth. Did I mention they had baby grands accessible back when I was still allowed in school?
Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: I like the Aikido school of martial art. It's my favorite discipline: not too aggressive for me like Judo, and very concept oriented, all arranged around centers of balance and energy flow (aka flexion). Unfortunately here in Pavementville there isn't anything but commuters and Mexicans for miles and miles... 70 churches in town but no community center, and no qualified Aikido teacher. Been studying yoga lately, since it's the one discipline that you really can learn by looking at still pictures in a book.
Family: A mom. I had a dad, but he was emotionally abusive, and despite my family's urgings I try to stay away from him due to my own psychological unrest, and his generally unfriendly nature these days. I have a sister too, though she lives with him since she can stand him, and he keeps her in line, since she was never allowed to develop the ability to take care of herself.
Clothing: I dress in camoflage. Not the military style suitable for Vietnamese jungles, but the social style. I wear solid colors, neutral colors, the type of thing that doesn't stand out. My hair isn't wacky, my shoes aren't too wild, I have no piercings or tattoos. It makes my radical ideas all the more poignant, and keeps me safe from people who judge solely by appearance.
How did you find this website? From www.aspergia.net was looking for a forum. Found aspergia by Googling.
Job: Need one to pay for school. $2000 to my name currently and probably 3 years needed to graduate with a B.S. in something.
Plans for the future? I want to live somewhere where there is nice weather, lots of rain and colorful cloud patterns. I want to be able to get around without having to drive, and I would like to work with animals. I'd especially like to work with, or own ferrets. Of course, this conflicts with my other dream, which is to assemble or join a high tech team of computer programmers, artists and creative people, and make the best darned story oriented video game this planet has ever seen. I mean c'mon, the best story game out there right now is "Jak II," how hard is that to beat?
Any comments? I stay up too late.
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06 Jul 2004, 2:06 pm
Name-Chris
Age-15 at the time of this post
Gender-male
Hobbies-Computers, gaming, swimming, being very obnoxious and annoying.
Location-Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Where I heard about this site-My mother about 20 minutes before this post
Plans for older life-College and P.H.D. which will take me til' im 27 years old. (Yes school can be boring at times, but I'll survive.)
Pets-3 Dogs(Whiet, Lassie Colly, Harley, female border colly/lab, Max, part pug, not sure what else.) 2 Cats(One is black with white tummy, chest and chin, the other is very very furry with brown fur, and large black spots{needs to quit attacking my ankles}
Favorite Tv Shows-Family Guy, News, any sort of humorous Tv shows and occasionally Extreme Animals on Animal Planet, oh oh Law and Order, Cops, any sort of educational films as well.
Family-Very disfunctional history, Scitzofrenia, Autism, Alzheimers, etc., closest family members consist of my 10 year old brother, my mother and father, and my grandparents on my mothers side(never see my dads side of the family much.)
Diagnosed-Around age 7 or so, was very tough on my parents, they say my Neurotypical(normal) brother is a breeze compared to me.
History-if anybody is interested pm me and ill make a post about it and pm you about the post.
Grade-Going to 10th after this summer break, taking the highest lvl courses the school will offer, plan to have calculus 2 out of the way by the end of high school.
Addictions-Computers, Computers, Computers, Computers, making funny faces out of text on the computers. [size=18]<('-')> <('o'<) <(-_-)> <("o"<) <(`0`)> /size
06 Jul 2004, 6:48 pm
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07 Jul 2004, 9:41 pm
Hidey ho
What is your first name? Davis
Age: 15 - My Birthday is 5/2/1989
Location: San Diego, California
Hobbies and interests: Video games, webcomics, anime
Why are year here? I have Asperger's Syndrome, and am interested in learning how others have coped with it so that I may do so better myself.
Grade: High School Softmore
Favorite Music: Anything along the lines of They Might Be Giants and Tom Lehrer.
Favorite Television Shows/Movies: Nearly all Anime (Trigun 
)
How did you find this website: An e-mail to my parents
Job: None
Plans for the future: Math teacher or some type of scientist
Comments: I have always yearned for an online community of people more like me.
08 Jul 2004, 1:04 pm
10 Jul 2004, 7:33 pm
mentalman
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: 9 Jul 2004
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Posts: 71
Location: Glasgow, Montana USA
11 Jul 2004, 12:34 am
