Questions about you
What is your first name? - Michelle
Age: 20 (will be 21 on Dec. 6)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Video games (especially RPGs), anime, manga, drawing (I'm no good at it, though), writing, reading books of useless-but-interesting trivia
Why are you here? - to meet others like me (I don't know many others with AS)
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Age 3
Favorite subjects: Reading, English, history
Year/Grade: College Junior
Favorite music: Video game soundtracks
Books: Any book containing weird, interesting facts
TV shows/Movies: Any movie that ACCURATELY portrays individuals with disabilities
Instrument: Piano
Do you like sports? - NOOOOOOO!
Family: Mom, dad, 2 brothers (one has AS, the other has classical autism), sister, 3 dogs
Clothing: Anything that is comfy, not revealing, and that looks good
How did you find this website? - On the Asperger's Syndrome article on Wikipedia
Job: Student
Plans for the future? - I want to get my master's degree, and then teach children with classical autism.
Any comments? - Nice to meet all of you~
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~~~If there's one thing I know, it's how to fight!~~~
~~(fight prejudice, that is...)~~
Age: 20 (will be 21 on Dec. 6)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Hobbies and Interests: Video games (especially RPGs), anime, manga, drawing (I'm no good at it, though), writing, reading books of useless-but-interesting trivia
Why are you here? - to meet others like me (I don't know many others with AS)
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Age 3
Favorite subjects: Reading, English, history
Year/Grade: College Junior
Favorite music: Video game soundtracks
Books: Any book containing weird, interesting facts
TV shows/Movies: Any movie that ACCURATELY portrays individuals with disabilities
Instrument: Piano
Do you like sports? - NOOOOOOO!
Family: Mom, dad, 2 brothers (one has AS, the other has classical autism), sister, 3 dogs
Clothing: Anything that is comfy, not revealing, and that looks good
How did you find this website? - On the Asperger's Syndrome article on Wikipedia
Job: Student
Plans for the future? - I want to get my master's degree, and then teach children with classical autism.
Any comments? - Nice to meet all of you~
Welcome to WP from a fellow Houstonian.
First of all, hello to whoever reads this
First Name: Renae
Age: 17
Location: Oregon, USA
Hobbies and interests: Mainly music, Im interested in psychology, religon, philosophy, the universe in general, writing, oh yeah- the 60's decade.
Why are you here: to discover others with Aspergers, (Im undiagnosed but Ive experienced symptoms since as back as far back as I can remember and would like to understand it better.)
Favorite subjects: Writing, psychology,
Year/Grade: College, freshman
Favorite Music: wide range
Books: The Beatles Anthology, anything on Nutrition, generally whatever seems interesting to me at the moment.
First name: Renae
Age: 17
Location: Oregon
Hobbies and Interests: Music, Psychology, philosophy, religon, and the decade of the 60's :p
Why are you here?
to understand more about aspergers
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Undiagnosed: but I have strong symptoms and it runs strongly in my fam.
Favorite subjects: writing, psychology
Year/Grade: freshman/college
Favorite music: Indie, British Rock (The Beatles, The Who, The kinks) Rock in general, classical music, all types
Books: whatever peaks my fancy
TV shows/Movies: Twilight-zone, Top-gear(uk), old 60's movies,e.g. Breakfast at Tiffanys
Instrument: Guitar (acoustic), Piano, Cello
Do you like sports? meh, I did a little bit of cheerleading believe it or not (what a nightmare that was)
Family: Not close to my mom, live with my single dad (who is also an aspie!)
Clothing: Clearance rack lol
How did you find this website? websearch aspergers syndrome
Job: Current full time student
Plans for the future?
yes, not sure yet.
Any comments?
nah.
What is your first name? Nell
Age: 24
Location: Wisconsin
Hobbies and Interests: Music, art, reading, films, psychology, anatomy, plus more.
Why are you here? I am here so I don't feel so alone and strange.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was never properly diagnosed, although I was in terms of mental disorders.
Favorite subjects: Abnormal psychology
Year/Grade: Currently not in school
Favorite music: EBM, industrial, dark ambient, classical, alternative rock (i.e. Tool, A Perfect Circle, Chevelle), symphonic and orchestral, ethereal/dream pop, downtempo, trip-hop...
Books: Authors like Dean Koontz, Edgar Allan Poe, Poppy Z Brite, Stephan King, Ann Rule, Glen Duncan...
TV shows/Movies: Criminal Minds, Mystery Diagnosis, Intervention, Hoarders, Monsters Inside Me, and any sort of true crime show like Snapped or most shows on the ID channel. As far as movies go, I am a huge movie buff and will watch and like anything if it's good but I watch mostly horror, psychological thrillers, and science fiction.
Instrument: Piano.
Do you like sports? Not many, but I do martial arts.
Family: Just me and my mum, and occasionally my dad.
Clothing: Comfortable, mostly blacks, browns, and grays. Either sweatpants or long skirts.
How did you find this website? My best friend sent me a link.
Job:
Plans for the future? I'll be going to school in January but other than that I don't have any long term plans.
ElectricChapel
Butterfly
Joined: 1 Dec 2011
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Posts: 14
Location: Glasvegas, Scotland
What is your first name? Courtney
Age: 17
Location: Glasgow
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Films, TV, Music
Why are you here? Because I dont know anyone else with AS, its nice to be surrounded by others who knows what it's like
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Less than a year ago
Favorite subjects: English, Modern Studies, History
Year/Grade: Highers
Favorite music: Lady Gaga, Pretty Reckless, Panic At The Disco, Marina and The Diamonds, Demi Lovato, The Cab, Rihanna, Marilyn Manson
Books: Harry Potter Series, Interview with A Vampire
TV shows/Movies: Bones, Buffy, True Blood, Eastenders, Grease, Ginger Snaps, Little Britain, IT Crowd, Sweeney Todd, Silence of The Lambs, Absolutely Fabulous, Imagine Me & You, But Im A Cheerleader
Instrument: lolno.
Do you like sports? I like wrestling, the WWE kind, not the sumo kind.
Family: My mum, my dad through phone calls, my dogs (Pipsqeak and Hogan) and my snake (Severus Snake)
Clothing: Jeans, tattered boots, tshirts, scarves, slogan jumpers and plaid shirts.
How did you find this website? Google is the best.
Job: Student
Plans for the future? Another college course, university and hopefully a job in forensics. The future scares me though.
Any comments? Im really hungry. That is all.
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People assume when you are alone, you must be lonely.
They cant scare me, if I scare them first.
What is your first name? Kelly
Age: 24
Location: Wirral, England.
Hobbies and Interests: : Learning, anime, manga, comics, Tea, Froggies!, my boyfriend, my cat, being a teacher.
Why are you here? It has the benefits of socializing without the crippling nerves.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): officially: 14 yrs old, but let's just say my parents weren't very diligent.
Favorite subjects: English, science, culture, Astronomy, computers, I could go on forever.
Year/Grade: N/a
Favorite music: Rock, parody songs, J-pop, and classical music.
Books: Mostly factual books, but I like Utopian novels such as Brave new world and 1984.
TV shows/Movies: Anime, Animal documentaries (especially about frogs) Science documentaries, Cleveland Show, American Dad, The Simpsons, Futurama, The big bang theory, IT crowd, Father Ted, Black adder, Red Dwarf, QI, Mock the week, Have I got news for you...e.t.c...
Instrument: Piano (would love to play violin though)
Do you like sports? Circuit training, gym, Ice skating.
Family: Nan, Mum, Brother, Sister, Mark: My Boyfriend, Mark's mum, Mark's dad, Maxi: My cat and Hypnotoad : My toad.
Clothing: Usually purple and black, smart-casual steampunky-victorian affair. I like scarfs, gloves and hats. Also big fluffy jumpers. I own a lot of frog and cat based attire too.
How did you find this website? I can't remember I have been a member before and feel out of it due to Uni commitments.
Job: Trainee Teacher
Plans for the future? Teach, Travel, Get over social problems
Any comments? obligatory comment in comment place.
AllieG1997
Tufted Titmouse
Joined: 26 Nov 2011
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Posts: 45
Location: Sacramento, California
What is your first name? Alexandra (I prefer Allie, though)
Age: 14
Location: Sacramento, CA
Hobbies and Interests: I love Biology, animals, and writing stories.
Why are you here? I have Aspergers.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I haven't, but I will soon.
Favorite subjects: English and Spanish
Year/Grade: 9th grade
Favorite music: I love all types of music. (I don't discriminate.)
Books: I love all kinds of books, but I love the book series, The Giver.
TV shows/Movies: My favorite tv show is either How I Met Your Mother or Friends. (Both good series) My favorite movie is probably Titanic (my heart will go on...).
Instrument: I can play one song on the flute. Does that count?
Do you like sports? I only like baseball. I don't really like any other sports.
Family: I have one sister and TONS of cousins.
Clothing: I like any type of clothing, as long as it looks good on me. I am actually planning on learning how to sew to make my own clothing.
How did you find this website? I just googled Aspergers.
Job: I'm only 14...
Plans for the future? I plan to go to NYU and study nursing. Hopefully I'll get married...
Any comments?[i] If I seem interesting, don't hesitate to PM me!
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When nothing goes right... go left.
What is your first name? Abby
Age: 19. Almost 20. In February.
Location: The kitchen table. Oklahoma
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, drawing, psychology.
Why are you here? To learn more about Autism/Asperger's and make friends who have Autism/Asperger's.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): NT
Favorite subjects: Psychology
Year/Grade: Sophomore in college.
Favorite music: I love all music.
Books: Anything by Jodi Picoult. And Harry Potter.
TV shows/Movies: THE BIG BANG THEORY!!/Ghost
Instrument: Piano or guitar. Although I'm quite a fan of druming around on things but I have never played on actual drums.
Do you like sports? Not really.
Family: I live with my mom and dad and 38 year old brother on most days. But a couple of days out of the week I go to my grandma's house and stay with her, for school and because she's my grandma.
Clothing: I am a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl
How did you find this website? I think I just googled sites for Asperger's.
Job: I'm currently unemployed and focusing on my education.
Plans for the future? I would like to become a Psychiatrist and work on behavior with Autistic children along with having my own general practice on the side.
Any comments? I would really like to become your friend.
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Your Aspie score: 190 of 200
Your neurotypical (non-autistic) score: 13 of 200
Age: 25
Location: Croatia
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, writing, playing guitar, drawing, hiking, video games, internet.
Interests include psichology, sociology, philosophy, ethics, history, music, movies...
Why are you here? Because I think it's a good place to be, for someone like me... this even rhymes, and it was not intentional.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Unofficially, 2 years ago. Awaiting official diagnosis.
Favorite subjects: psichology, sociology, philosophy, ethics, history, music, movies...
Year/Grade: Ma. of political sciences.
Favorite music: Rock, classical
Books: I don't have any particular type, writing style must suit me.
TV shows/Movies: Currently, Fringe.
Instrument: Guitar -
Do you like sports? I like my bike and martial arts.
Family: Mom, uncle, 2 cats and all benevolent people.
Clothing: Anything that isn't rough. I hate wool, grrh.
How did you find this website? Recommendation
Job: Had some work at college, currently unemployed.
Plans for the future? Hmmm. it would be nice to have a family.
Any comments? Sometimes I feel broken, today is one such day so I don't have any comments.
What is your first name? Doctavius, but you can call me Doc, Doc-Ock, or D.J.
Age: 19
Location: Florida
Hobbies and interests: My hobbies are drawing, reading, playing video games, playing pocketbilliards, listening to music, and playing basketball of sorts. My interests are graphic design, DeviantArt, manga/anime-of-sorts, and world history.
Why are you here? I'm here because I diagnosed with autism, but I hate to admit it at times. It's a good place to meet my fellow people who are like me.
When were you diagnosed?: I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2, but I'm high functioning.
Favortite subjects: Art, physical education, French, and world history.
Year grade: 2nd year student at a local college in a graphic design program.
Favorite music: 1990s-early 2000s rap music, but I listen to current hip hop music at times. Also, I love to listen to R&B.
Books: I don't have a favorite book, but I read Sharon M. Draper books such as Forged by Fire, Romiette and Julio, and Darkness Before Dawn.
TV shows/Movies: My favorite TV shows are The Boondocks, Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. My favorite movies are Fight Club, Friday, and Scott Pilgrim vs the World.
Instrument: Don't have a favorite instrument, but I always wanted to play the drums.
Do you like sports: Dodgeball, basketball, and I always wanted to try boxing for fun and self-defense.
Family: Living with a single mom, a younger brother, and sister. I also have two older sisters and brother but they moved out of my mom's place. I also have a biological brother, another brother, a sister from my father's side.
Clothes: I wear what I find at home, but I wear sports clothes and current trendy clothes like Southpole, Roc-a-Wear,
How did you find this website? I stumbled on this website where I can talk to like-minded people who have Aspergers and autism like me.
Jobs: I was never employed since I had autism.
Any plans for the future? I certainly don't know as of yet if I get my AS degree in graphic design, but I always aspired to open a small graphic design business. Also, I'm trying to get out of the house a lot more to do more things than to stay home all the time.
Any comments? I would love to meet other people who are on this website and have AS/autism and hear about their experiences with their disabilities.
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What is your first name? Jason
Age: 36
Location: Planet Claire
Hobbies and Interests: God, anime, books
Why are you here? It seems like a cool place
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): College
Favorite subjects: English and related
Year/Grade: graduated from College
Favorite music: alternative, Christian rock, Classic Rock
Books: C.S. Lewis, Stephen King, Madeliene L' Engle, JRR Tolkien
TV shows/Movies: Thundercats, Person of Interest, wrestling
Instrument: piano
Do you like sports? not really
Family: 2 parents and a dog
Clothing: simple
How did you find this website? google
Job: laborer
Plans for the future? none
Any comments?
Age: 31
Location: Hungary
Hobbies and Interests: computer programming, music, walking, yoga, "spirituality", other
Why are you here? try to look at and exchange information from/to others
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): ?
Favorite subjects: maths
Year/Grade: PhD
Favorite music: pieces of almost all kinds of electronic genres, ambient, goa, "psybient", "dark-psy", noise
Books: -
TV shows/Movies: do not watch TV or movies
Instrument: computer
Do you like sports? not really
Family: have brothers
Clothing: nothing special
How did you find this website? got it from another person
Job: software developer
Plans for the future? don't know
Any comments? I am not sure if I have Asperger's Syndrome but possibly something like that.
What is your first name? Christina
Age: 22
Location: Cleveland, Texas
Hobbies and Interests: researching things that arouse my curiosity, listening to music, walking around town/apartment complex, going places, pharmacology, psychology, watching movies, writing, drawing, reading, and indulging in my imagination
Why are you here? i was interested
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was diagnosed PDD-NOS at 13 and was later diagnosed Aspergers when i was 14
Favorite subjects: Math, logic, emotion, imagination, time travel, Chaos theory, psychology, plants, pharmacology, human stereotypes, psychological archetypes, esoteric things, artificial intelligence, computers, music, art, movies, and books
Year/Grade: graduated high school 2007
Favorite music: dubstep, trance, techno, psychedelic, classical, opera, country, rock, alternitive, goth, ambeint, metal, and many more
Books: reference, science fiction, fantasy, fairy tales, textbooks, and other nonfiction
TV shows/Movies: Mostly anime/cartoons, reality shows, disney movies, dreamworks productions, stephen steilberg, Pixar, action movies, horror movies, psychological thrillers, supsense, and comical movies
Instrument: I sometimes sing and teach myself to play the piano
Do you like sports? dancing, swimming, and football
Family: grandparents and my uncle are closest to me
Clothing: mostly comfortable/practical but i sometimes like to wear avant garde sort of stuff
How did you find this website? google
Job: part time and the what i do usually varies
Plans for the future? get over PTSD, gain as much knowlege as possible, take advantage of life opertunities, travel to different parts of the world, and have fun
i know i have filled this out already but i've changed alot since then. figured i'd fill it out again to keep things up to date.
What is your first name? i go by my nickname dina
Age: 24
Location: Pennsylvania
Hobbies and Interests: hobbies would be art in a general basis, that would be digital and traditional, video, music, 3d modeling, sculpting, and writing. interests are the story in my head, multiple video game characters, and video games in general.
Why are you here? i joined because i can't find any other place i feel accepted.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): at 15 or 17 or something i don't remember anymore.
Favorite subjects: video games...
xemnas: school subjects jet...
me: fine science was the only one i did any good at in school.
Year/Grade: 2006 is the year i graduated and i finished highschool, didn't think i would.
Favorite music: my music is varied, i can no longer gravitate toward one specific genre, but all my songs fall under, not to many high notes, not to fast or too slow, more base the treble. i have a song for every situation pretty much and for almost every mood swing. most of my songs i found at random watching videos on youtube.
Books: mine
TV shows/Movies: mythbusters, docter g, mystery diagnosis, a haunting, ghost hunters. twister, armageddon, tommy boy, shangai noon shangai knights, rush hour 1 to 3, jaws, mulan, atlantis, black sheep, back to the future 1 to 3, bruce almighty, lair lair, i know i'm missing a ton but i'll have to cut it off here.
Instrument: an instrument is a medium you produce your art through, that for me would be photoshop 7 [yes out of date photoshop freaking cs is expensive] sony vegas 8 or 9, and a mechanical pencil, [i can draw with anything else that is when i do draw...]
Do you like sports? no
Family: yes
Clothing: t-shirt
How did you find this website? my therapist told me
Job: keeping my story straight
xemnas: *sigh*
me what it's harder then you think.
Plans for the future? to die at 25
Any comments? i love the 2010 camaro!!
xemnas: ... you are weird jet.
me: you dare diss my camaro!?
xemnas: *facepalm*
harkness: *snickers*
laguna: is it like this here all the time?
torch: you'll get used to it.
laguna: ok...
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"It's the song of destruction a requiem of the end" jr in xenosaga III