Questions about you
What is your first name? Mom
Age: 46
Location: The Bible belt
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, Mind-Bender Puzzles, Genealogy, Knitting
Why are you here? To get more insight on if I have AS or another disorder
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Favorite subjects: Algebra, Chemistry, Astronomy, History, Literature, Biology, Geology
Year/Grade: some college
Favorite music: Pretty much everything - I love the Alan Parsons Project
Books: Biographies, Science Fiction, Informational
TV shows/Movies: Drama, Science Fiction
Instrument: Piano
Do you like sports? No, am too uncoordinated. Finally figured out that running is something I can actually do, so I run long-distance
Family: husband and 2 daughters
Clothing: comfortable and relaxed is my preference. I love knit and crocheted sweaters and shrugs
How did you find this website? google
Job: Chemistry tutor, history teacher, homeschooling parents
Plans for the future? go back to school
Any comments?
What is your first name? Simon.
Age: 24
Location: N.Ireland
Hobbies and Interests: Writing music/playing guitar/older video games. I quite like scenery/landscape.
Why are you here? To talk with people I can relate to I guess.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Currently waiting for one.
Favorite subjects:
Year/Grade:
Favorite music: Heavy metal music mostly.
Books:
TV shows/Movies: big bang theory/sons of anarchy. Jeepers Creepers/Child's play/Lady Death/Nightmare on Elm Street/Mouse Hunt/etc
Instrument: 7 string electric guitar/played drums at one point but had to stop due to having no time.
Do you like sports? Not really.
Family:
Clothing: jeans/combats, boots, band tshirts/hoodies, leather jacket.
How did you find this website? Google
Job:
Plans for the future?
Any comments?
What is your first name? Andreas
Age: 30
Location: Nyborg, Denmark
Hobbies and Interests: VW Lupo 3L (tiny car, quite popular in Denmark), bikes, TV-production (work)
Why are you here? I'm an Aspie and constantly learning
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): At the age of 10
Favorite subjects: VW Lupo 3L
Year/Grade: None
Favorite music: None really, listen to most when it doesn't bother me
Books: Dictionaries
TV shows/Movies: None
Instrument: Computer
Do you like sports? Yes, cycling
Family: Little brother (died in 2008, he was 18 yrs), older brother (41 yrs), don't know my dad, haven't seen my mother for .. 5 years now (and I'm happy!)
Clothing: Casual, prefer tshirts
How did you find this website? Google!
Job: TV-techie
Plans for the future? More TV-production!
Any comments? Hi there!
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Andreas, calling from Denmark!
Blog: http://aspieme.tumblr.com - in English: http://aspieme-english.tumblr.com
WittyMoniker
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: 26 Nov 2012
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Posts: 50
Location: Texas
What is your first name? Drew
Age: 28
Location: North Texas
Hobbies and Interests: Sports, music, politics, religion
Why are you here? Came across the site while looking up info on Aspergers, thought it might be good to have a sort of support group to be a part of
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): No formal diagnosis, self-diagnosis in 2012
Favorite subjects: History, music
Year/Grade: N/A, broadcast journalism degree in 2005
Favorite music: How much time do we have? Mostly rock, some classical. Guns N' Roses is my all-time favorite. Also really like Aaron Copland on the classical side. Rancid. Stabbing Westward. Tons of others, but I won't waste your time in naming them all. Really been on a major Weezer kick lately.
Books: Not a big reader really. Anything hockey or baseball related, The Catcher in the Rye.
TV shows/Movies: How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, the first ten seasons of The Simpsons.
Instrument: Drums, guitar, piano, bass, trombone, and singing (I'm a baritone/bass though, so lead vocals are out)
Do you like sports? Very much so.
Family: Married, no kids. Parents are still alive, only on speaking terms with my dad right now though.
Clothing: I'm wearing it right now, yes.
How did you find this website? Google search
Job: Broadcasting and media relations for a junior hockey team
Plans for the future? Just to keep on living as best I can. Would love to move up to a higher league in broadcasting. Might quit and go into something else. My wife wants to open a bakery. I'd be down with that.
Any comments? Glad to be here!
What is your first name? Michael
Age: 49
Location: Boston
Hobbies and Interests: writing and music
Why are you here? to possibly find an outlet where my quirks are the norm for once
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): self-diagnosed
Favorite subjects: Music, Writing, The Sims (and other games, like Serious Sam/Doom/Quake/Dead Space, etc.)
Year/Grade: way past that
Favorite music: Classical Liszt, Wagner, Beethoven, Prokofiev. Alternative: Stabbing Westward, And many other dark edged rock: Foreign: (Russian) Savicheva and Viagra French (Alizee); pop - the top 100 (Clarkson, gaga, maroon6, etc.) I like music. I love ragtime.
Books: Love HGWells (surprised? ) and Clive Barker and plenty more, but they are two of my favorite authors.
TV shows/Movies: Fight Club, LA Confidential, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and plenty more.
Instrument: keyboards, bass, some guitar, vocals, drum programming; attempted trumpet, French horn, and violin, and had a chance with the French horn (till I broke it by accident
Do you like sports? I enjoy watching the playoff games, otherwise, no.
Family: married with two children
Clothing: don't like plaid or brown clothes. shirts MUST have a pocket. Prefer button down collar. Do not mind vertical stripes but can't stand horizontal stripes. Pants must NOT be corduroy! Don't like the feel of certain materials. Prefer to go shoeless and sockless; with jeans and a black t-shirt.
How did you find this website? random luck, I guess
Job: computers
Plans for the future? TBD
Any comments?
What is your first name? call me light
Age: 23
Location: europe
Hobbies and Interests: drawing, internet, philosophy, spirituality, les arts, history and culture of some places, origins of things...
Why are you here? not sure..
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Favorite subjects: philosophy, north american and english literature, arts, science
Year/Grade: 3rd uni
Favorite music: most....dance, shoegaze..
Books: non mainstrem north american usualy, and english
TV shows/Movies: drama, sci fic, philosophic...
Instrument: no
Do you like sports? not really , only a bit if im playing cause adrenalin gets me high
Family: one sister and other normal stuff
Clothing: androgynous ...im always very cold
How did you find this website? i saw it on another forum
Job: no
Plans for the future? moving to the USA, Canada, ireland or uk
Any comments?no
What is your first name? Lars
Age: 46
Location: Sweden
Hobbies and Interests: Music (listen to and play instrument), IT, politics, women.
Why are you here? Feel like I'm the wrong planet currently
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Asperger, 2008.
Favorite subjects: same as H & I ...
Favorite music: not country and swedish dance music, certain _types_ of jazz.
Books: documentaries, thrillers, SF
TV shows/Movies: 24, Walking dead
Instrument: guitarr
Do you like sports? Yes, but mainly exercise: jogging, gym, ping pong, squash, slalom
Family: exwife (still living in same apartment , she can't yet find her own) and two grown children
Clothing: ok modern.
How did you find this website? Twitter lady
Job: systems developer: programming in Perl, Java, SQL, ... whatever is needed
Plans for the future? Fix my own apartment to start new life.
Any comments? Thanks for the prepared introduction questions, simplified my first reply .
What is your first name? Jake
Age: 19
Location: United States
Hobbies and Interests: Cycling, DECA, Detailing
Why are you here? Find common ground with others.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): At a young age, probably 7, not sure.
Favorite subjects: Math, language, history
Year/Grade: Graduated.
Favorite music: Pink Floyd-The Wall
Books: 1984, Atlas Shrugged, Animal Farm, Brave New World
TV shows/Movies: TV shows: Don't watch TV.
Instrument: Non-instrumental.
Do you like sports? Football, by family
Family: Momma, Poppa, Silas, Seth and Issac and Sarah, Ian and Andrew and Isabella.
Clothing: Aeropastale shirt with cammo pants. Clothes in box.
How did you find this website? Google Search
Job: Seeking Employment
Plans for the future? Live on my own!
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In The Morning to all Hams on the air, ships at sea, boots on the grounds, drones in the sky and all the Human Resources charged up and ready to go just the way the Government wants you to be..
What is your first name?
Age: 37
Location: Midwestern US
Hobbies and Interests: playing Dragon Age: Origins, reading, drawing
Why are you here? I'm hoping to meet people I have something in common with.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Nonverbal learning disorder - 2012
Favorite subjects: N/A
Year/Grade: N/A
Favorite music: Right now I tend to listen to the same Arcade Fire album over and over again.
Books: Currently reading Infidel.
TV shows/Movies: I have a hard time watching them, too passive for m e.
Instrument: N/A
Do you like sports? Nope.
Family: dysfunctional
Clothing: comfy
How did you find this website? I've known about it for years.
Job: web programmer
Plans for the future? Looking to make a career change, but I'm not sure what to just yet.
Any comments? Hello!
What is your first name?: Too paranoid sorry
Age: 21
Location: Finland
Hobbies and Interests: Gaming! Mostly on PC though :3
Why are you here?: Hoping to make friends, but sadly still trying
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): After finding out the term asperger's and reading about it - It was like reading the story of my life so that was enough for me.
Favorite subjects: Games! :3
Favorite music: French House
Books: Planescape: Torment.... that's a book ok?!
TV shows/Movies: I hate watching tv or movies - at least modern ones because they all suck massive hairy-
Instrument: Harmonica
Do you like sports? f**k no.... maybe superbowl.
Family: Parents, 2 older siblings
Clothing: Smart
How did you find this website? Can't remember
Job: IT tech support for dummies in a University school
Plans for the future?: Move the f**k away from Finland
Any comments?: I love geek girls - anyone else can pike off
k bai
Texasholiday
Tufted Titmouse
Joined: 6 Dec 2012
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Posts: 27
Location: In my safe space
What is your first name? Texasholiday! (I'm avoiding using my real name so family members can't find my posts here lol)
Age: 28 in five days!
Location: See my name.
Hobbies and Interests: World of Warcraft, horseback riding, animals, Civil War history
Why are you here? I needed to find a place with people who understand me.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was diagnoised with treatment-resistant depression at age 13. I was 26 when I was officially diagnoised with Asperger's, and I wish I'd know A LOT sooner.
Favorite subjects:
Year/Grade: Some college
Favorite music: Rock opera and musicals! Especially German ones! Yes, I'm weird!
Books: Almost anything by J.R.R. Tolkien (I'm a Tolkien geek), Les Miserables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Killer Angels, Gods and Generals, most historical nonfiction, lots of others I am forgetting.
TV shows/Movies: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Star Wars (except for Episode I), Office Space, The Big Lebowski, The Life Aquatic, The History Channel, shows about the paranormal.
Instrument: I played the trumpet in high school. I hated it. If I had to do it over again, I would have tried the oboe. The oboe is beautiful.
Do you like sports? No.
Family: My dad is a bipolar alcoholic and an undiagnoised Aspie. My sister is a bipolar undiagnoised Aspie with bulimia. My mother and her side of the family are sane (thank God). My dad's side of the family is full of mental illness, all umdiagnoised.
Clothing: I am a little overweight so I am trying not to buy clothes while I lose weight but I'm a very casual dresser. T-shirts are my favorite. When I want to dress up a bit, I like Boho-type things.
How did you find this website? From another website (I don't remember which one).
Job: None. I have had several jobs in the past that I did well in but eventually I quit them due to my mental illnesses.
Plans for the future? I am horrified of the future. No, really. I am. O.o
Any comments? Glad to be here among "my" kind.
What is your first name? Tiffani
Age: 23
Location: With my pet rats
Hobbies and Interests: Reading, crocheting (still learning), music, animals, The Sims 3, writing, school
Why are you here? I have something called nonverbal learning disorder
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): August 2010
Favorite subjects: KISS, Harry Potter, music, writing
Year/Grade: Freshman in junior college
Favorite music: Anything that sounds good
Books: Anything I can get my hands....sometimes I read the phone book for fun
TV shows/Movies: Eh...too long of a list
Instrument: None. I can't hold a tune either.
Do you like sports? Does quidditch count...
Family: Dad and grandma
Clothing: Anything that's comfy
How did you find this website? Google
Job: College student
Plans for the future? Something in the criminal justice field
Any comments? It's nice to be here and everyone seems nice.
What is your first name? Rebecca
Age: 15
Location: Australia
Hobbies and Interests: Drawing and Horse riding
Why are you here? Because I'm a aspie
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Last year
Favorite subjects: Media
Year/Grade: 9
Favorite music: Rock
Books: The Harry Potter series
TV shows/Movies: Friends
Instrument: Don't play one
Do you like sports? Nah
Family: A mum and a dad. No siblings
Clothing: Casual
How did you find this website? My mum showed it to me
Job: Don't have one
Plans for the future? I'd like to live on a farm and breed horses
Any comments? no
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Love is love, no matter what gender
What is your first name? Oliver
Age: 19
Location: England
Hobbies and Interests: Gaming, watching movies
Why are you here? New friends, to get help and help others
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Not sure, before I can remember anyway
Favorite subjects: Gaming, geek stuff, some sports, some types of music
Year/Grade: Last year of college
Favorite music: Linkin Park, Blink 182, Mumford and Sons etc
Books: None really, can't get into reading
TV shows/Movies: The Avengers, Ted, anything sci-fi usually
Instrument: Does Guitar Hero count?
Do you like sports? Some of them like football (soccer) and cricket
Family: Mum, Dad, a few sisters and many more
Clothing: ???
How did you find this website? Google
Job: None, but I hope that changes soon
Plans for the future? Get a job I enjoy, move somewhere better and get a girl preferably a geek
Any comments? No I guess
What is your first name? Joël
Age: 25
Location: Canada(
Hobbies and Interests: Physic, Music and Running, reading
Why are you here? metting asperger and learning from other experience
When were you diagnosed?: in august of 2012!
Favorite subjects: Physic, biology, sports
Year/Grade: cégep ( colledege in Qc)
Favorite music: Progressive, jazz fusion, classical, rock, metal, hard rock, ska, punk ska, hardcore,
Books: 1984, Dune 123, physics books related, American psycho
TV shows/Movies: Dr who, chuck, Alien
Instrument: first: bass guitar second: classical guitar
Do you like sports? I love Running and sports
Clothing:
Casual, nothing fancy
How did you find this website? You tube
Job: student/treeplanter
Plans for the future? join a band, working in physic related job, running
Any comments? I like the name of this site
What is your first name? Euphrates
Age: 27
Location: Seattle
Hobbies and Interests: Guitar, writing.
Why are you here? I was diagnosed with some sort of ASD.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Beginning of college.
Favorite subjects: Literature, music, movies.
Year/Grade:
Favorite music: rock
Books: literary
TV shows/Movies: breaking bad and the office and arrested development
Instrument: guitar
Do you like sports? no
Family:
Clothing:
How did you find this website? referral
Job: none
Plans for the future? writing
Any comments?