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What is your first name?
Kali (nickname, actually)
Age:
21
Location:
ID
Hobbies and Interests:
Music, writing, drawing, (fine arts), comic books, psychology, science, learning
Why are you here?
Undiagnosed Aspie
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Diagnosed with SPD at the age of 3, Agreed by several professionals but not listed on paper as an Aspie a few months ago.
Favorite subjects:
Music, Art
Year/Grade:
College Sop.
Favorite music:
Anything and everything with a heavy preference for Jazz.
Books:
Anything but romance. I love a good mystery.
TV shows/Movies:
Doctor Who, Dark Shadows, Haven, Sanctuary, Warehouse 13, Merlin, Defiance, Sherlock Holmes, etc.
Instrument:
Alto Choir member, Classical guitar, piano, Alto sax.
Do you like sports?
Not really.
Family:
Expansive.
Clothing:
Cargo pants, t-shirt and hat?
How did you find this website?
Looking for answers on emotional links between Aspies.
Job:
Student
Plans for the future?
Would love to teach music at the college level.
Any comments?
I tend to be a little random and silly. Maybe it's because I grew up on Mel Brooks, Monty Python, Jim Carrey, Red Green and Douglas Adams.
Wow, this is easily identifiable if you know me...

What is your first name? Unusual

Age: 32ish

Location: island in the rain

Hobbies and Interests: horses, garden

Why are you here? If only I knew.

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

Favorite subjects: life, horses, garden, any other topic that takes my full interest at any specific time

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: all sorts depending on mood

Books: whatever I'm interested in (obsessed with?? lol) at the time

TV shows/Movies: as above

Instrument: nope

Do you like sports? as long as I don't have to participate or show interest. (horse riding is not a sport!! )

Family: somewhere

Clothing: depending on mood, but mostly jeans and t-shirt/ jumper. Room for improvement - working on it, though.

How did you find this website? accident

Job: animals

Plans for the future? Pointless. Life keeps interfering anyway.

Any comments?

What is your first name?
It rhymes with "shmelizabeth."

Age:
29

Location:
Illinois, USA

Hobbies and Interests:
Birds, history, stereography.

Why are you here?
Primarily to talk with other parents, but also to socialize.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
I am not medically diagnosed as on the spectrum but have a laundry list of other diagnoses, many of which have changed or were subject to disagreement from professional to professional. Let's just say I've been considered nutty as as squirrel since the mid 1980's.


Favorite music:
It depends on my mood.

Books:
I don't read much these days, even though I love to read. I primarily read short story collections and poetry at present, because shorter forms are easier when you have to stop to chase a child every few moments.

TV shows/Movies:
I used to be a hard core X-Phile but only watch reruns casually now. I like AMC's Sunday night shows (Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead).
I love movies and am into cinema theory.

Instrument:
I used to play guitar.

Do you like sports?
I do not like to play sports, but I enjoy going to the occasional game. I like going to the batting cages.

Family:
I am married and have a daughter, plus three parrots.
My relationship with the rest of my family ranges from friendly but distant to barely on speaking terms.

Clothing:
I am a stay at home mother, so I wear primarily casual attire.

How did you find this website?
There was a link at the end of a test I took.

Job:
I do not work outside the home right now. I have done many types of job in the past. My favorite involved working with dogs.

Plans for the future?
I would like to work in an archive or museum setting eventually. My degree is in art history, but I may pursue another degree in public history or museology to further this goal.

Any comments?
No.

What is your first name?
Jason
Age:
34
Location:
Cleveland, OH
Hobbies and Interests:
Reading, Reading, and physics
Why are you here?
to "see" others i can relate to
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
2005
Favorite subjects:
philosophy, psychology, sociology, civics, anthropology
Year/Grade:
Master's degree
Favorite music:
death metal or TMBG (mood dependant)
Books:
Razor's Edge, Catch 22, Towing Jehovah, anything by Terry Pratchett
TV shows/Movies:
Metalocalypse, Parks and Recreation, Malcolm in the Middle, Mr. Show
Instrument:
tuba
Do you like sports?
absolutely not
Family:
Insane, selfish, manipulative, and materialistic
Clothing:
whatever (functionality is my only concern)
How did you find this website?
sister
Job:
Health Physicist
Plans for the future?
Master's in Medical Health Physics, ABR certification
Any comments?
How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick? Do we have any data on the mass and density of the pickled peppers or the rate of Peter Pipers pickled pepper picking? Is a peck a volume, time, noun? Were the peppers pickled Pre or Post picking? Is Peter Piper's estimate of pickled pepper picking within 4.5 sigma?

What is your first name? Mike

Age: 42

Location: near Phildelphia, PA

Hobbies and Interests:
American & Russian history
Genealogy
Old movies

Why are you here?
Found WP while researching Asperger's, seemed to 'fit.'

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Epilepsy, 1974
Generalized Anxiety, 1998
Social Anxiety, 2010

Favorite subjects:
Family history
Pre- revolutionary Russia

Year/Grade:
B.S. Computer Science

Favorite music:
Classical, Gilbert&Sullivan, some opera. The rhythms of classical are calming to me, especially the strings.

Books:
Too many.

TV shows/Movies:
Old movies - I love Turner Classic
Law & Order
Frasier
Downton Abbey
Dark Shadows(currently halfway through the complete series)
Disaster movies

Instrument:
Can play piano a little bit

Do you like sports?
No. Could never see the point. Might in part be because I was so physically awkward growing up.

Family:
One brother, one sister. My brother seems to be the only 'normal' one in the family. I suspect my sister is aspie, father almost definitely, mother overcompensates for her husband's and children's quirks.

Clothing:
Jeans
Henley T shirts
Long sleeve button-down shirts
Khakis

How did you find this website?
WP came up repeatedly in searches on Asperger's symptoms. The posters seemed to be describing me!

Job:
Barely. Had been doing I/T consulting for small companies but burned out because of the fast pace, ever-changing schedule, ineptitude at sales, difficulty dealing with dissatisfied customers, beating myself up over mistakes, not asking for help when I needed it, couldn't 'network' with other people in my field or potential customers...

Plans for the future?
I need to work again, but at something that builds on my strengths and not dependent on my weaknesses.

Any comments?
Nope.

zak parsley
21
Ohio
My hobbys are music, working out and studying
I am here to meet others like me
I wasnt diagnosed but my counselor said I have Autism( due to being forced to go to a religious school at a young age they couldnt tell)
My favorite subjects are History , Chemistry, and Art
I graduated in 2009 from a home school program
My favorite music is metal, rave/electronic music, avant garde, jazz, and classical
My favorite books are The Hunger Games, music theory, and anything that catches my interest I love horror books as well
My favorite tv shows are elfen lied, soul eater, american dad, and im a anime fanboy lol
I play bass, guitar, some piano, and i am learning violin, I am all self taught
I dont like sports
I have amazing supportive siblings, a loving mother, and amazing aunt, uncle, cousins
I prefer clothing to be comfortable usually a tee shirt and a pair of jeans , i also love shirts with amazing artwork on them
I found this website by looking around google for people like me to talk with
I currently have no job but I worked two jobs, at Kroger and tim hortons
My plan for the future is to help donate to charities to help find cures for cancer and diabetes with playing live shows and cds
My comment is I would love to get to know people on here to form friendship

Welcome to Wrong Planet, Zak!

What is your first name?
Jenny

Age:
25

Location:
Humboldt County, CA

Hobbies and Interests:
I love love love hunting with hounds. Anything outdoors. Wildlife art. Taxidermy. Dogs in general. Reading.

Why are you here?
To share and learn about living with autism.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
Pre-teen for autism.

Favorite subjects:
Wildlife. Forestry.

Year/Grade:
Going to Humboldt State University, have my own program but one class left for my Bachelor's Degree

Favorite music:
Country

Books:
Love to read! Mostly hunting with hounds, trapping, wildlife, dog training.

TV shows/Movies:
Dog movies...Westerns...anything really.

Instrument:
No.

Do you like sports?
Anything outdoors, no organized sports for me.

Family:
Happily married, have an "adopted" family of neighbors who I love. Biological family in Southern CA.

Clothing:
Whatever is comfortable. Never pay attention to what I wear...jeans, jacket, t-shirt, hat.

How did you find this website?
Through Google.

Job:
Currently working as a veterinary assistant since 7 years.

Plans for the future?
I don't plan, I "do".

Any comments?

What is your first name? Rana

Age: 23

Location: Minnesota

Hobbies and Interests: Peace and conflict - Aikido

Why are you here? Because I want to meet people with AS, hear their stories, and how to handle the downsides of AS

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): It's more like a self-diagnosis.

Favorite subjects: Sociology - peace and conflict studies

Year/Grade: Master level

Favorite music: Music soundtracks

Books: Harry Potter

TV shows/Movies: Smallville, Supernatural, Arrow

Instrument: Piano

Do you like sports? I am obsessed with Aikido, even thinking to write my MA thesis about it

Family: Single. Parents, 3 sisters, 7 nephews and nieces

Clothing: Comfy is the way to go

How did you find this website? I was just searching a platform where AS people share their experience, and I found the forum

Job: Student

Plans for the future? Unsure

Any comments? I'm glad my weirdness has a name!

What is your first name? Kristin

Age: 18

Location: Norway

Hobbies and Interests: Music, nature, languages

Why are you here? I have AS

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Some weeks ago (May 2013)

Favorite subjects: Biology, math, french

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: ABBA, Mumford and Sons, NEEDTOBREATHE. Love Classical music as well.

Books: Love reading, Cornelia Funke and Tove Jansson are my favourite authors.

TV shows/Movies: Don't watch very much, so nothing special

Instrument: I play the piano

Do you like sports? I love playing volleyball, and like sports in general

Family: Parents, little brother

Clothing: Don't care, as long as it's comfortable

How did you find this website? Through Google

Job: Student

Plans for the future? No idea.

Any comments?

What is your first name? Begins with M

Age: 60

Location: Our house in a Mediterranean city

Hobbies and Interests: Nature, our garden, the net, reading, films, our pets, writing, haiku

Why are you here? I suspect my darling hubby is an aspie

When were you diagnosed?

Favorite subjects:

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Rhythm and blues, rock, UK pop, folk music, some rap, some garage

Books: Love reading, love my kindle too, detective novels, willing to try all sorts , love travel books and some bios.

TV shows/Movies: Watch a couple of local soaps and try to watch a film at home every week- last week watched Trains, planes and automobiles - great music - Mess around !

Instrument: Used to have piano lessons, wished I'd practiced more!

Do you like sports? Not much. I love walking though.

Family: Husband, 2 sons, a d-in-law, 2 grandchildren, my mum

Clothing: Casual, jeans, try to be smart s'times! Like an excuse to dress up a few times a year!

How did you find this website? As I was doing research regarding Aspergers

Job: ESL teacher- retired but one never stops!!

Plans for the future? Hope to keep healthy and fit, help husband recover from heart surgery etc and help him cope w/undiagnosed and unknown aspie issue, be there for all my lot, travel, have some fun, do what needs to be done and what I can do..... all being well...

Any comments?
Thank you for these wonderful resources. I've found the site full of valuable information. I've learnt a great deal since visiting here.

What is your first name? L.

Age: 23

Location: Michigan

Hobbies and Interests: Gemstone lore, Tarot, Walking (helps calm my mind), being a parent.

Why are you here? To feel less alone. To learn more about Aspergers, and the rest of the spectrum.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I've suspected for a while, and am just beginning the process of a formal diagnosis.

Favorite subjects: In school? I did very well with English. Did TERRIBLY with things like History, that required me to memorize things about long-dead people who I didn't really care about.

Year/Grade: N/A. Graduated high school just fine. Couldn't keep up in college, though I tried twice. It was just too overwhelming.

Favorite music: Iron & Wine, Bob Dylan, Maria Taylor, Bright Eyes (but really only I'm Wide Awake, it's Morning, the rest is kind of annoying), some Sufjan Stevens (like the Michigan album). Iron & Wine is my favorite. The songs are just so soothing.

Books: Love the old Sherlock Holmes. Fiction with engaging logic--could it be better? I also love just about anything by Isaac Asimov, although the Foundation series is my favorite.

TV shows/Movies: X-Files, a couple of old black and white ghost movies (especially The Haunting), the old Sherlock Holmes movies with Basil Rathbone. I used to be very into anime and manga (Serial Experiments: Lain was my favorite, and .hack//SIGN.) but as I settled into motherhood, I kind of fell out of it.

Instrument: N/A--no where near coordinated enough for that.

Do you like sports? Nope. Can't do it.

Family: The family I was born with was cut off long ago for either being abusive, or siding with abuser. But, I've built myself a family that I love. I'm married, and have two little daughters.

Clothing: I like using clothing as a way to convey my personality to the world. It's hard to communicate verbally, I feel, in a way that will actually let people know who I am. So, I try to do this with clothes, although I know I'm still somewhat awkward with it. The last year or so, I've been really trying to dress more femininely. I used to dress crazy, blue hair, piercings, eclectic clothes (well, I still dress pretty eclecticly, but am trying to get more classy about it.). But, I realized that a lot of how I was dressing was just me mimicking the one close friend I had in high school who forcibly took me under her wing, because that was the kind of thing she was in to. When I realized that, I stopped dressing that way, for the most part, although I do miss my blue hair sometimes.

How did you find this website? It was listed in a series of links that I found on a blog about Asperger's.

Job: I was a stay at home mom for a long time. Recently, finances have been scary enough that I have had to take a job. I'm working at a little coffee/chocolates/ice cream specialty store. I like it so far, because it isn't so crazy busy that it is overwhelming, and I can keep myself happy doing little busy work, sorting and organizing chocolates, facing items on shelves, etc. Still, it is taking a lot out of me. I'm not used to being out in public this much anymore.

Plans for the future? I am not sure. Just keep trying to be the best mom and wife that I can be. I love, love working with semi-precious stones (amazonite, moonstone, etc). I know that it's my "special interest". But, I try not to think about it, because the way finances are, I can't really do anything with it. It makes me sad. So, I hope to get back in a place where I can finally be back in my hobby again. I like making jewelry--but, really, making jewelry is just an excuse to play with the pretty stones I'm obsessed with, ha.

Well there's a nice karma to that in that the new family gets you & the old one is stuck with the abuser.



Don't give up. The opportunity will probably occur one day. I started doing little bits of a special interest on the side for a hobby business, and eventually did it near full time. To succeed the best course is to be very good at it and knowledgeable of all aspects.

P.S. Welcome to WP.

Thanks for that. I'd never thought of it that way before, but it's comforting in a way!

I did actually make jewelry and sell it for a little while, and did okay. But, because of finances, I wound up having to spend what little money I made on, you know, diapers and bills and unexciting things in emergency situations, so wasn't able to reinvest it and keep it going. I do hope to do it again some day!

Thank you for the welcome.

Same thing happened to me this past year and once the restock funds are gone, its difficult to get it back unless you get a small windfall (like tax return, etc.). A slow 'bit here, bit there' restock is possible but takes time. Also, and this is a bit more extreme, I buy stuff that might be sold eventually with my B-day/Xmas money etc. With collectibles it doesn't really matter. It comes in, it goes out, the fun is in messing around with it, though I do have some things I would maybe cry about if I had to part with them.

Normally I try to time the restock between Apr - Aug and not do much selling then. And prices tend to be lower then. There are more buyers (online) in fall and winter and so that is time to sell and get better price for your item. Also do some serious research to find sources, leave no stone unturned (pun intended). I always try new search/hunts and always stumble on new supplies. Not tons, but something.

Thank you! That is good advice!

What I used to do was scour thrift stores and garage sales for GOOD (materials-wise) but usually ugly, vintage jewelry for cheap, dismantle it, remake it into new jewelry (upcycling) and then sell that. Then, I used the proceeds from upcycling to buy new materials. Unfortunately, I just don't have the time for that right now, so I'm focusing on just squirreling away enough money to buy new materials. Hopefully over the summer! Your advice makes sense, about doing what I can to stock over the summer, and selling more over late fall/winter.

Ha, the picture in my avatar is me wearing something that I made, actually--with faceted glass scavenged from a TERRIBLE old chandelier.