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What is your first name? Jason...duh

Age: 28

Location: Afghanistan for right now but from South Carolina

Hobbies and Interests: Staring at the night sky, Android devolpment, Team Trivia, Drinking, video games

Why are you here? Maybe meet a few new people, actually talk to a group that understands my mind and to pass some time

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Haven't yet but I'm 99% sure I'm at the right place

Favorite subjects: Astronomy, techonolgy

Favorite music: Alice in chains, Deftones, some 80's stuff, but i love to listen to anything

Books: Not a big reader

TV shows/Movies: Walking Dead, Big Bang Theory, New Girl; The Usual Suspects, Star Wars

Instrument: Uggghhhh ummmm...I played the French Horn in high school but I like to dabble with the piano every now and then

Do you like sports? Yeah, be a lot nicer if I was more coordinated and could play

Family: My daughter is the extent of my family

Clothing: Collared shirts, khaki shorts, flip flops

How did you find this website? The internet lol

Job: Military

Plans for the future? Run for President in 2028 and try and bring sanity and dignity back to the human race

Any comments? Sure but I will keep them to myself

Amy
18 years old
Grand Junction, Colorado
Drawing, writing stories, playing video games, listening to music, watching cartoons and TV shows and some anime
I'm in need of something to do, want to interract with others and quite possibly find someone who's just right for me, and to make friends
January of 2011 (I think)
Literacy classes, art, lunch
Class of 2014
Mostly rock and pop music. I also like country, R&B, a little bit of jazz, and some rap
Eragon series, Harry Potter Serirs, pretty much any book that regards dragons, wizards, witches, etc.
SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly Odd Parents, Back at the Barnyard, Rugrats, Drake & Josh, Robot and Monster, Victorious, Sam and Kat, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, Pokemon, Beyblade, Scan 2 Go, Johnny Test, Dragons Riders of Berk, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Littlest Pet Shop, Strawberry Shortcake, Carebears (cartoons or TV shows); How to Train Your Dragon, Eragon, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, etc. (movies)
Does my voice count as an instrument? If not, then I would have to say that I do not play any musical instruments at all
I like swimming and racket ball
I have a mom, dad, sister, half-brother, and sister-in-law who pretty much expanded my family even more
I like to wear T-shirts, tank tops, skinny jeans, sneakers, shorts, short skirts (but not too short), dresses that go up to my knees at most, and I love tops and dresses that are strapless, I also like high heels
My social group mentioned it
Sad to say I do not have a job at the moment (good thing I still live with my parents, otherwise I would have been a jobless deadbeat like my brother was for a while)
I plan on getting to Japan after I graduate high school (I have relatives there and graduation is a big deal for them), go to college for 2-4 years and become and author and maybe even do some other cool things involving computers
I'm happy to make conversation with anyone who feels comfortable to talk to me! I'll try my best to approach others as well.

What is your first name? Drew

Age: 22

Location: TX

Hobbies and Interests: Gamer, sports fan (especially basketball), personality-related stuff, basic psychology's sort of a hobby of mine... not an aspie hobby, just a regular hobby, if that makes any sense at all.

Why are you here? Well I was diagnosed at age 4 but didn't learn about it until age 14, when I found out from my parents, who also went ahead and told my siblings and a few friends and extended family, before they even told me. Great, huh? I love them, but I will never forgive them for that.

Anyway, I'm here for most of the time I've known I've just denied it and for long stretches would completely forget about it. But things are getting ridiculous in my life lately. Horrible mood swings (mostly down), have lost all urge to leave the house and be around people (not like I had much anyway), spells of self-doubt and self-hatred and just generally not knowing what the f**k is going on or how to handle it. So I figured it was time to maybe be proactive about this.

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

Favorite subjects: None. School's a necessary evil.

Year/Grade: I've completed six semesters at two different places and I'm on my second major.

Favorite music: metal, ambient (big fan of the Halo soundtracks)

Books: Non-fiction

TV shows/Movies: Two and a Half Men, back when Charlie was still on. I relate to his character, I think he's similar to what I would be if I wasn't a f*****g weirdo and was fleshed out to my potential. Also enjoy Law & Order/spinoffs and Burn Notice.

Instrument: None, have thought about taking up guitar.

Do you like sports? Yeah, it's kind of my refuge.

Family: I have one.

Clothing: Optional.

How did you find this website? google/wikipedia

Job: :)

Plans for the future? Recently moved here, but given how depressing my time in TX has been I might be on the move again fairly soon.

Any comments? Insecurity aside, I think I'm a bit more 'normal' than a lot of aspies (I'm sorry if that's insulting to anyone). In some ways at least. The 'trainspotting' behavior seems to have given way with age, as a kid I did a lot of the collecting and pattern stuff. Now just about all I do in that regard is make the occasional pointless list, sometimes repeatedly. Some personality traits that seem to be uniform among most aspies don't describe me at all, at least anymore. I used to drone on and on and on but due to the criticism I would get I'm now practically hypersensitive to the possibly of me rambling and boring people, often thinking they are when they insist they aren't. Socially I'm a train wreck though. Haven't had any real friends since high school, haven't really tried either because for the life of me I can't initiate or keep anything going. I also rarely keep in touch with people, because I always feel I'm bothering or inconveniencing them if I give them a call. Every friend I've ever made has been an accident. No steady girlfriend since early high school... and it's probably for the best, I get way too attached (and, when single, extremely limerant toward the most random women that I rarely end up actually talking to, this drives me crazier than anything), and when I give space I'm paranoid that I'm being cheated on. No girl needs to put up with my BS.

And yes, this was a venting post. If anyone has any input, fire.

Name? Chelsea

Age? Eh, birthday is easier. Aug 5th 1989

Location? Texas, USA

Hobbies & Interests: Sewing, Math, Reading, playing out fictional storylines in my head, people-watching. Very recently I've decided to start working out, so we'll see where that goes.

Why are you here? I was upset and asking (probably too many) questions and he referred me here. I like it.

When were you diagnosed? No $ for a head doctor. My little brother is, and my friend who referred me is, he's actually the one who diagnosed me. Though my manager at work told me about this place I can go to to "talk to someone" as she put it. Cause its interfering with my job.

Favorite Subject? Math..... LUNCH but I no longer go to school.

Year/grade: graduated in 2007

Favorite music: a lot of stuff. Jazz, classic rock, polka

Books: i love suspense novels. I don't sleep anyway and they keep me up.

TV shows / movies: Psych, Doctor Who, Monk / Disney & Pixar movies, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Pitch Perfect

Instrument: Tenor Saxophone

Sports? Watching 'em, sure.

Family: my AS lil bro, big brother ADHD, mom & dad. Husband, in-laws.

Clothing: inside? Optional. Outside? Whatever, I have a lot of different styles.

Find WP? Referred by a friend.

Job: movie theater... hence my social anxiety issues interfering

Future plans? Moving, controlling my brain, makin babies! I want to be a mom more than anything.

Comments? No not really.

What is your first name? My name is Zoi

Age: 19

Location: Thessaloniki, Greece

Hobbies and Interests: Computers, Music, Literature, Physics, Sound Engineering, Astronomy, Ichthyology

Why are you here? I have Aspergers

When were you diagnosed? When I was 14

Favorite subjects: None, I like to learn on my own pace and only things that I find interesting

Year/Grade: Second year of college.

Favorite music: Electronica, experimental, classic, rock, jazz, grunge, funk, trip hop, noise, many others...

Books: Hmmm... Classics, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Computers & Technology, Chess books, Philosophy, Travel books

TV shows/Movies: I'll watch it if it's not entirely ridiculus.

Instrument: Theremin, piano, flute, ocarina, drums

Do you like sports? No, I only like swimming sometimes but not as a sport

Family: Mother, Father, Brother, Dog, Parrot

Clothing: I like anything simple that's made out of wool, cotton or jean

How did you find this website? Searching on the internet

Job: Student - Working on the fish market

Plans for the future? Becoming a sound engineer

Any comments? No

What is your first name? Noelle

Age: 17

Location: California, USA

Hobbies and Interests: I like being lazy, and I am really interested in psychology.

Why are you here? Wanted a place where I can relate to others on the spectrum, and possibly post about my experiences sometime

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was four or five years old, I believe

Favorite subjects: Didn't use to like it, but I love history

Year/Grade: Going into 12th

Favorite music: Rock music/grunge/metal/etc.

Books: To Kill a Mockingbird

TV shows/Movies: Mean Girls, Little Miss Sunshine

Instrument: I used to play the flute, but I stopped after two years.

Do you like sports? They're not my thing.

Family: Two siblings, a mom, four cats and a dog

Clothing: I'm a jeans-and-a-shirt kind of girl.

How did you find this website? I was googling something about mental illness and this site popped up. I started lurking the site periodically and then that turned into something more constant.

Job: None as of present

Plans for the future? I really wanna be a special education teacher for students in the elementary grades with mild/moderate disabilities.

Any comments?
I'm gonna ramble here. . . . I think I have became more aware of my autism lately, and with stress my differences become more noticeable to me. Coming to the realization that I am not like others does wonders on my self-esteem. I've always thought I was so much more high functioning than others with autism, but now that that bias is gone I realize that I have my issues like everyone else. Now I may even have a bias toward thinking that EVERYTHING I do is related to my autism! Is that true? I really don't know, and this problem extends into my mental health too.

So I'm autistic; big woop! I'm still me, right? Never seemed to have a problem with that before, so why dwell on it.

What is your first name? mark
Age: 41

Location: wolverhampton

Hobbies and Interests:

have a bit of a thing for history, especially the middle ages, ecclesial and secular, love medieval English literature (in original language), also the industrial revolution and the then new technologies. Love music from middle ages through to modern day, enjoy films, reading fact and fiction a relaxing drink, coffee and have a thing for the colour red - rather much in evidence in my home, although politically I am a Thatcherite free market supporter.

In brief pursue on a regular basis:

medieval English literature
medieval music (play medieval/renaissance woodwind and had a medieval/renaissance band when at university some years ago)
sarum rite
renaissance music
Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline literature
classical music from 1600 onwards
1920's hot dance and jazz
metal
steam engines in all their forms
vintage cars
gramophones, early recordings and history of recorded sound (have worked on sound restoration)
early cinema and silent films (have had the privilege of having a hand in restoration)
love reading a wide variety of fact and fiction
enjoy modern films, a decent drink (real ale or absinthe)
love radio - regular listener to BBC Radio 4, 4 extra and 3

Why are you here? having realised that I've had the condition for years (research has been quite an eye opener as I mentally tick off the boxes) its time to explore more

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

Lets just say many things fall into place from childhood up from the lack of non verbal communication to the clumsiness

Favorite subjects: see hobbies and interests above

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: medieval, renaissance, classical, jazz, 20's and metal

Books: medieval, renaissance Jacobean and Caroline literature, books on history (see hobbies), historical novels

TV shows/Movies:

love silent films and early TV (there's a group making good headway on re-launching broadcast 405 line tv)
all time must watch for me would be:
ben hur 1925
blood and sand
intolerance
anything by Harold Lloyd or laurel and hardy
metropolis
operation daybreak
pierrepoint
TV:
ascent of man
Elizabeth R
new tricks

many more but I'll try not to bore

Instrument: shawm, crumhorn, 6 hole pipe

Do you like sports? never been interested - far too ungainly



Clothing:

for formal events like to turn out immaculate, and keep reasonably tidy for work, otherwise comfy jeans and a top does nice

How did you find this website? recommended by a friend

Job: employment advisor

Plans for the future? I'm sorted at the mo, see what opportunities come along in life

What is your first name? Samantha

Age: 19

Location: US

Hobbies and Interests: writing, web design, listening to music, video games - I like the abstract. I love to figure out puzzles. I enjoy researching stuff I enjoy.

Why are you here? I have Asperger's Syndrome and am socially awkward. I want to better myself.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 11

Favorite subjects: Psychology, Computers, Cosmology, anything creative

Year/Grade: 12 - graduated

Favorite music: Electronica (Ladytron, Tangerine Dream, Depeche Mode) ; Rock (The Doors, Santana, Wire)

Books: I prefer poetry

TV shows/Movies: Tron:Legacy, Harry Potter

Instrument: I like the piano and used to play a little

Do you like sports? No. Too much competition.

Family: Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister (all of whom are older than I)

Clothing: I like anything that is comfortable. I like colorful.

How did you find this website? Recommendation through friend.

Job: Not at the current moment.

Plans for the future? I'd like to do something with computers, writing, or psychology.

Any comments? Normalcy is overrated. Who defines 'normal?'

What is your first name? Jordan

Age: 18

Location: England, Birmingham

Hobbies and Interests: Thai Boxing, Computers and Music/Movies

Why are you here? To learn more about Aspergers and hopefully meet more people like me.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When I was 2 and again when I was 13

Favorite subjects: English and IT

Year/Grade: College

Favorite music: A Bit Of Everything... Stuff like Evanescence and also Linkin Park(Old Songs)

Books: The Catcher in the Rye, Da Vinci Code, Lord of the Rings.

TV shows/Movies: Breaking Bad, Game Of Thrones, Malcolm in the Middle, Gran Torino, Adam, V for Vendetta, Dumb and Dumber, Naruto, Sherlock, Luther, Daredevil, Iron Man 1, Green Lantern First Flight, Ong Bak, I am Legend, Love Actually.

Instrument: Used to play guitar... (used to) (Crap now)

Do you like sports? No... Only sport I really ever liked was thai boxing... I never watch sports or anything though...

Family: Don't understand this question...

Clothing: Used to wear a lot of skinny jeans and shirts but I do like normal denim jeans with a blazer and shirt or just normal band t shirts.

How did you find this website? Google.

Job: Student.

Plans for the future? Become an IT Technician or Games Developer.

Any comments? Not really...

Age: 25

Location: England, West Sussex

Hobbies and Interests: Reading books about food, tea, politics, psychology, biology, history; watching documentaries, particularly BBC Horizon; surfing the Internet/social forums; visiting historical sites and museums.

Why are you here? To share experiences of living with Aspergers, and to feel less isolated.

When were you diagnosed?: When I was 21 years old.

Favourite subjects: Food/nutrition, psychology and history.

Favourite music: Classical (Mahler and Mozart etc), Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan...

Books: Mainly factual, some true to life fiction.

TV shows/movies: The Fall, The Returned, BBC Horizon, Broadchurch, The Shining, Fawlty Towers, horror and dark comedy etc.

Do you like sports? Used to be quite good at tennis, don't currently participate in any sports.

Family: 24 year old brother, Mum and Dad, etc

Clothing: Casual and comfortable: jeans and hoody or jumper in winter, cotton trousers and t-shirts in summer.

How did you find this website: word of mouth and Google.

Job: Work from home for Charity, part-time.

Plans for the future: Get a full time job and my own house - currently live in Housing association flat.

What is your first name? Cassie

Age: 39

Location: Earth

Hobbies and Interests: Watching people, anything outside, drawing,reading

Why are you here? meet people who think the same as I

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

Favorite subjects: everything!

Favorite music: all

Books: non fiction mainly but some fiction. Dante

TV shows/Movies: NCIS/ 2 broke girls/ documentary

Do you like sports? yes

Clothing: jeans and t shirts. sweats. all about being comfy

How did you find this website?

What is your first name? Jean-Guy (It is French, so it is pronounced "Jah Ghee"

Age: 70

Location: Laval (near Montréal) Canada

Hobbies and Interests: Physics, Psychosociology, philosophy, helping people (often free : I have a penchant towards poor people) as a psychotherapist, aviation, and Polynesian culture and languages.

Why are you here? I am Aspie

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was diagnosed 2 years ago (2011). And I don't think it is a disorder, but a difference. For me, not being a NT on this planet is like being a negro in USA, or being a white man on Earth (which has a majority of Asians).

Favorite subjects: In-depth (one-to-one, soul to soul) communication, Truth, social justice (or lack of)

Year/Grade: Fellowship in physics ; post-PhD in psychology

Favorite music: Classic (baroque, classical and romantic eras), Polynesian, folklore and "chansonniers" from most countries, electronic music (well-structured like that of Kitaro)

Books: Quantum and relativistic physics, health foods (juices and smoothies), cartoons / comic strips (mostly Belgian)

TV shows/Movies: "The pianist" (Roman Polansky) ; "Le bal des vampires" (also from Polansky) ; "Casablanca" (Michael Curtis, with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman) ; "The pink panther" either with Inspecteur Clouseau (Peter Sellers) or in cartoons (Blake Edwards and Henri Mancini) ; TED conferences (on Youtube) ; videos on aviation ; Discovery channel.

Instrument: most keyboards, but my favorites are acoustic piano and pipe organ

Do you like sports? Not really. In fact, I am not really conscious that I have a body, you see? In fact, the "sport" I like best is natation (swimming) : just floating, weightless like if I was a spirit...

Family: Parents and sisters dead, children gone...

Clothing: Keep it simple and functional. On women, I like really beautiful (but still simple) clothing. But I HATE (really) anything flashy, "m'as-tu-vu?", anything made primarily for the look or trying to be different. I don't like jewels except on some occasions, and they must be discrete and humble, never flashy (I prefer a plastic band across the hair of a peasant girl to a large diamond in the necklace of a chic lady).

How did you find this website? I wrote "Asperger" on Google

Job: part-time researcher at l'Université du Québec à Montréal, part-time retired.
Plans for the future? Yeah! Sure! Of course : I am preparing for a looong carrier!
Jokes aside, in my research on DAO (Dynamics of Abuse and Oppression) I found many vectors of propagation (or contagion) of this severe emotional and social disorder, and I would really like to share it with trustable and competent people instead of bringing it all uselessly into my tomb.

Any comments? Launching this quiz was a good idea!

What is your first name? Yes, it's Randy

Age: 48

Location: Ohio, USA

Hobbies and Interests: Scale modeling, aircraft mostly. It's a quiet, solitary hobby, in which a little obsessiveness pays off.

Why are you here? To meet the like-minded, and perhaps to gain understanding of my son, who is also autistic and quite different from me.

When were you diagnosed? Doing research on the subject a few years ago, I realized that, yes, my son has ASD . . . and holy smoke, so do I. The diagnosis didn't exist forty years ago when I really needed some help - people told me I was "just shy" and would grow out of it, which somehow did not help me make eye contact or talk to people. I have no need of an "official" diagnosis at this time.

Favorite subjects: In school? History, English, several foreign languages

Favorite music: Classical from Baroque to Romantic, jazz, electric blues, blues-based rock from the Rolling Stones to the Black Keys

Books: Mark Twain, Patrick O'Brian, Peanuts, history especially military history

TV shows/Movies: Star Trek TOS and TNG, Perry Mason, 24, Burn Notice, Casablanca, Diva, The Godfather

Do you like sports? Playing - no, I'm a stereotypical asperklutz, can't catch a thrown ball to save my life. Watching - all kinds of motorsports.

Family: Marvelous wife, 8-year-old autistic son, 1-year-old daughter

Clothing: Really? Jeans and t-shirts

How did you find this website? Linked from somewhere or other

Job: Have been many things including a Navy cryptologist. Currently a stay-at-home dad to aforementioned children.

Plans for the future? I'm not sure what I'll do when our daughter is in school. There are things I want to write but I have no illusions about being able to earn a living that way.

Any comments? I have been a convinced Objectivist for about thirty years now. It works for me both as a guide for living and as a lens through which to look at the world, and after decades of watching many attempts, I've concluded that its central tenets are irrefutable. I do not enjoy arguments and have zero interest in debating the subject, but I will try to answer honest questions.

@ RandyG
What is Objectivist?

(P.S. So you like Casablanca to... lol!)

The Marseillaise scene makes me cry like a baby. Every single time.

Objectivism is the philosophy of Ayn Rand. It teaches that reality is real, that reason and the senses are our only means of gaining knowledge, that your life belongs to you and the good is to live it, that all transactions among adults should be voluntary. And much more. You can find much more online, along with tons of anti-Objectivist smearing. But I can't post links yet, so . . .

Personally I also like the Marseillaise scene. I also like, at the very end, after the departure of the plane, the obvious complicity between the two friends (Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Renault (Claude Rains) who managed to put Lazlo (Paul Henreid) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) aboard the plane. I also found heroic the dialogues between Rick and Ilsa, the impossible love that will push them to live very high moral values. And who can not notice the outstanding talent of many great actors : Bogart, Bergman, Veidt (the German leader : the role of a bad guy but played with remarkable talent), Madeleine Lebeau (Yvonne), to name only them. And who can remain impassible seeing the irresistible beauty of Ingrid Bergman, so serious yet so loving...? Definitively a chef-d'oeuvre of the cinema!

Thanks for your definition of objectivism. I was afraid it meant an attitude of objection. So, in other words, it is (among other things) the contrary of solipsism. On this point, I agree 100%. However, I disagree with Ayn Rand's proposal of giving total freedom to capitalism. Many authors (among them Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel price in economy) insist that this is a very dangerous approach, leading to non-ethical transaction and the formation of bubbles (like the real-estate bubble that lead Fanny-Mae and Freddy-Mac (and the United States) almost to bankruptcy. About rationality and cognition, I agree with Rand's premisses, but I don't want to exclude ALL subjective phenomenae from the cognitive process.

By the way, is there a correlation between your unconditional adherence to Rand's philosophy and your pseudo?