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Hello, SyAn. Interesting post - I seem to recognize a fair bit of myself in you (I draw the line at Nana Mouskouri though!!).

Welcome to the party, duckie!

What is your first name: It's Sam.

Age: 21 years old.

Location: Belgium.

Hobbies and Interests: Mostly Anime. I like talking about psychological & philosophical stuff. I'm not that rational, I'm bad with numbers.
I love Aspie girls, because I can relate to them, and they tend to be really kind. We're also able to help each other with all those deep-seated things.

Why are you here: I was interested in what kinds of questions people had regarding Asperger's.
I was also wondering whether I'm able to relate much easier with other Aspies than NTs even if our lifestyles/interests are different.
Answer might be yes.

When were you diagnosed: When I was 10, but it felt rushed. I do believe I'm a mild Aspie but I don't tie myself down to it way too much.

Favorite subjects: English class was my favorite, even though they kept focusing on British English instead of a more general form.

Year/Grade: I quit during middle school.

Favorite music: Pink Floyd. I can enjoy music from all sorts of genres.

Books: Reading books makes me sleepy. I did read the Harry Potter books when I was young.

TV shows/Movies: The Anime called WataMote is my obsession, it's about an Aspie girl dealing with the woes of high school. I've got other Anime, usually they're "Slice of Life", in the vein of sitcoms. I've got many favorite movies. One of them is "Enemy Mine".

Instrument: I tried playing the guitar but it gets me too frustrated because others can play it much better. Especially when you watch talented people.
I call it the "YouTube Effect". You'll never live up to those showing off their mad skills in a video online.

Do you like sports? I love watching sports, but I wasn't good at them myself.

Family: I have a few siblings, but I have many aunts and cousins. I can always rely on my family, I'll be alright as long as they're here.

Clothing: It's simple. Jogging pants at home, otherwise, blue jeans. I wear ordinary clothing, at least it's never old-fashioned.

How did you find this website: Was looking for a site about Asperger's. Some blog linked to this website or something.

Job: I've never worked. I wouldn't mind working, I don't want to end up being on welfare, hopefully I can find work I'm useful at.

Plans for the future: Hopefully I can be useful to people. I wish there were people outside my family I could get close to.

Any comments: I love it when people send me messages.

What is your first name? Maddie

Age: 25

Location: Sydney

Hobbies and Interests: Computer games, Maths, History, Scifi, books, music

Why are you here? I've been told, unofficially, that I may have Aspergers.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Nope, but I'm going to be checked on Friday.

Favorite subjects: Maths and History

Year/Grade: NA

Favorite music: I don't have a particular style of music but my fav band is tool.

Books: Anything fantasy/Scifi/Fiction with a good story line and well written. The only books I can't stand are the ones that replace a good story line with 'character relations'.

TV shows/Movies:

Instrument:

Do you like sports? Not really a sports fan.

Family: 1 sister, 3 half brothers, 2 step brothers and a step sister.

Clothing: optional? jks anything that easy, PJ's preferred

How did you find this website? Can't remember

Job: Nope, I'm a Student (Mathematics Major)

I don't recall posting in this thread before, so here's my answers to the OP's questions...

What is your first name? Joshua

Age: 33

Location: Texas

Hobbies and Interests: Movies, TV Shows, Music, Video Games, Politics, Photoshop

Why are you here? I wanted to find other folks with A.S., hoping I could make some friends.

When were you diagnosed?: September 2013

Favorite subjects: See the response to Hobbies & Interests.

Year/Grade: i was removed from public school as a 17-year old freshman, but got my GED at 20. I also attended one year of community college, studying multimedia.

Favorite music: Country, Pop, Moderate Rock, Contemporary Christian

Books: Too many to name.

TV shows/Movies: Ditto.

Instrument: I don't play anything, but I love the guitar and drums.

Do you like sports?: Not much, but I have a passing interest in baseball. I also like to watch some events in the Olympics.

Family: Primarily its just me, my Mom, and my sister. Most of my extended family doesn't hang out much, and I barely know my Dad.

Clothing: Khakis and T-shirts, mostly.

How did you find this website?: Google.

Job: None at the moment.

Plans for the future? Uncertain, though I do want to marry someday.

Any comments? Not right now.

What is your first name? Julio

Age: 20

Location: Texas

Hobbies and Interests: Guitar and bass playing, some drawing, some politics, some paper airplane making, music, some cooking

Why are you here? Find other aspies, find some information that I can use to help me succeed out in the real world

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was 9 years old

Favorite subjects: Law, estimating, economics, history

Year/Grade: College senior, majoring in Construction Science

Favorite music: a lot of Heavy Metal (Running Wild, Death, Battlecross, Agalloch, Amon Amarth, Gorguts, Ghost BC, Razor, Trouble, Voivod, Kreator, Sodom, Saxon), some Country (George Strait, Garth Brooks, Roger Creager, Joe Diffie, David Allan Coe, Townes Van Zandt, The Civil Wars) and some chill mostly-indie stuff (Now Now, Warpaint, The Raconteurs, Company of Thieves, Massive Attack, Chvrches, Tancred)
But I'm always looking for new music to check out

Books: The Pillars of the Earth, Treasure Island, World War Z, Man Economy and State, historical things, the Bible's got some great stories in it

TV shows/Movies: Parks & Rec, The Walking Dead, Let's Go To Prison, Hot Rod, Billy Madison, The Three Amigos, The Rules of Attraction

Instrument: Guitar, it's fun to play and you can get a lot of sounds out of it

Do you like sports? I like hunting and kayaking and fishing, and some baseball

Family: I've got like 50 cousins living in mostly Central Texas, a Grandma who's the best at cooking and jerky making, Mom, Dad, and two younger sisters

Clothing: Jeans, shorts, t-shirts, button-down shirts, slip-on shoes and boots, normal guy stuff

How did you find this website? googling Aspergers things a long time ago

Job: unemployed full time student, but looking for a part time job in the construction industry, maybe assisting the manager with submittal reviews, daily reports, and other business things, maybe assisting subcontractors with hands-on work

Plans for the future? Get my BS degree, do some civil/industrial work in the Construction industry, maybe open a pizzeria. Find a nice woman, get married and raise a family. Maybe do some libertarian activism on the side

Any comments? Having Asperger's makes it a little harder to make and keep friends, do networking, and generally be presentable. I accept nothing less from myself than to do those things anyway. I have a deep respect for hard work, personal responsibility, and honor, even though I may not always embody these principles, it's what I'm working towards. I try to follow Jesus in my life, but I don't mind if you don't share my belief or intent

What is your first name? "J.P." I'm male.

Age: I hope I can connect with people of all ages on this site. I am 43, but I really don't feel it.

Location: In the mountains.

Hobbies and Interests: I spend almost every waking hour that I am home on the internet- mostly reading, but sometimes playing Candy Crush or watching a Youtube video. When I am not on the internet I am outside looking at plants. When I am away from home, you will often find me at a plant nursery or the garden section of a big box store. I am obsessed by the ways that plants mutate and I seek out novel plant mutations or chimeras. Lots of other things interest me though. Anything biotech or otherwise scientific, especially biology. I like to read about other countries and various cultures, languages and world religions. Psychological and social phenomena. Art. I tend to follow politics and am very much a liberal. I'm an armchair activist, following environmentalism and equality issues for all classes of people and signing petitions. Oh, and recently, I started to transition to veganism, but I hope I will never be as intolerant as some vegans seem to be. I am very interested in lucid dreaming as well.

Why are you here? I hope to learn things. Maybe I will feel comfortable enough to post things I wouldn't post elsewhere. Maybe I can make new friends. I have always sucked at making friends.

When were you diagnosed?: I've just taken a few tests online that suggest I am neurodiverse in the last few days. I may talk to my psychiatrist about it if I get up the nerve. I was diagnosed as Bipolar in June of 2009 when I was hospitalized with psychosis. I am also diagnosed with Generalized anxiety and Panic disorder. I do pretty well, but I do depend a bit on my partner to get me thru the rough parts.

Favorite subjects: I went to college right after highschool and majored in Creative Writing and also Philosophy, but dropped out as a Junior. Before I had that psychosis in '09, I was at it again at a community college, taking classes in Biotechnology.

Year/Grade: I want to go back to school really bad, There isn't a program that interests me anywhere around where I live though.

Favorite music: Casually lots of stuff but I'm completely obsessed with Bjork. "Earth Intruders" is the name of one of her songs.

Books: I hardly read books. I would like to read some text books on my special interests, but they are very expensive. I have a few older ones, but I would be more excited about having up-to-date information.

TV shows/Movies: Grimm. True Blood. Big Bang Theory. Big Brother. I don't know which movies to choose. Sometimes its hard for me to follow a whole movie. I might lose interest or get the characters mixed up.

Instrument: Voice, at least when I'm alone. I really want to acquire and learn the Hang. I started to teach myself piano once and I got a lot further than I thought I would.

Do you like sports? Not really. I enjoy watching the diving, skating, and gymnastics whenever the Olympics are going on. The closest I ever came to enjoying doing a sport myself was when I did archery as a teen.

Family: I live with my (male) partner of 16 yrs, a dog and a tarantula. My parents, brother and sister are all still alive, but I don't see them much as they live several states away.

Clothing: At home I'm always in a pair of scrub bottoms and a tee. When I go out, its normally jeans and a polo. My look is kind of blah, but I despise shopping for clothes. I admire people who look really stylish, but I don't have the money, patience, or body for it.

How did you find this website? Googled either Aspergers or Autism.

Job: I got laid off earlier this month. Part of what I did was working with adults who are differently-abled. I worked closely with an autistic guy and became fascinated by how his mind worked. I started to research it, and it slowly dawned on me that I shared a lot of characteristics with the neurodiverse. It was the best job I ever had. All of my previous jobs have involved working with the public, which I now consider a nightmare scenario and will avoid like the plague.

Plans for the future? Ultimately, I want to run my own plant tissue culture laboratory. I am already working at developing new plants for the gardening market. I want to patent them, mass produce them, and then sell them wholesale. I wouldn't be unhappy tissue culturing transgenic plants on a contract basis for a pharmaceutical company either. I would especially like to hire people who are differently-abled to assist me. I need more education. Before I run my own lab, I wouldn't mind working at some other form of biotechnology. I'm sure the experience might make getting a business loan a little easier. I also hope to travel the world a little with my partner.

Any comments? I'm excited to have found you guys. I've had this site up on my browser for three or four days and only clicked on two or three pages. I'm usually one to click from link to link with abandon, but for some reason I feel overwhelmed by the idea of this website. Confession: I've spent hours on this one post, hoping to get it just right.

What is your first name? Matt

Age: 24

Location: Georgia, USA

Hobbies and Interests: Movies, TV shows, forums, philosophy

Why are you here? A forum I used to go to changed. That made me feel lonely. Also, I was hoping to learn more about autism to decide if maybe I have it.

When were you diagnosed? (skip if you don't have a disorder): Haven't been diagnosed but my grandma mentioned that she thinks I may have it.

Favorite subjects: Well in school I liked writing. It was a much better form of self expression for me than talking.

Year/Grade: Done with school for probably ever.

Favorite music: I tend to find a song I like, that fits the mood I have or want to have, or that has something which draws me to it, and listen to it repeatedly.

Books: Harry Potter, The Bible

TV shows/Movies: Pretty much anything. Been a fan of horror the last few years. Right now I'm watching The Vampire Diaries. Really good show.

Instrument: None.

Do you like sports? No because I'm inadequate at sports.

Family: Live with mom and grandma is just across the street. Have a lot of other family too but some of them live far away.

Clothing: Put it on without much thought.

How did you find this website? Google search.

Job: Nope.

Plans for the future? Making plans stresses me out.

Any comments? I don't know what I'm doing with my life.

Name: Ashley

Age: 26

Location: Southern California

Hobbies & Interests: cooking, baking, pc games, movies, netflix, listening to music on my ipod

Why I'm here: I have autism.

When I was diagnosed: I was 3 when I was diagnosed with autism but didn't understand what it really was till I was 20

Favorite subjects: math, accounting, foreign languages

Year/Grade: Junior at Cal State University Channel Islands

Favorite Music: Classical, Pop, Soundtrack, Dance, 80s, 90s, etc.

Books: Harry Potter

TV Shows/Movies: NCIS, Law & Order SVU, Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks Animation, Star Trek, Star Wars, Hayao Miyazaki films

Instrument: Played flute for about 3 years, then tuba for 3 years in high school

Sports: I have no interest in sports

Family: Mom, Dad, Stepfather, two stepsister, one stepbrother, one brother, and one sister. Not really close to any of them.

Clothing: I just wear whatever I like

Job: Crew Trainer at McDonalds

Plans for the future: To graduate with a B.S. in Business and get a job as an accountant

Any comments: I would to get to know as many members as I can on this website.

What is your first name? Pass

Age: Pass

Location: United States

Hobbies and Interests: I like to immerse myself in media, fiction, and pop culture. I also enjoy math.

Why are you here? I want to better myself and make friends along the way.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Am I supposed to say how old I was when I was diagnosed, or am I supposed to say what year I was diagnosed?

Favorite subjects: Math

Year/Grade: graduated from a 4-year college

Favorite music: cartoon theme songs

Books: I don?t read books very often anymore?

TV shows/Movies: children?s cartoons from the 1990?s and 2000?s

Instrument: I used to play the piano, but I got bored and forgot what I learned. I like to sing once in a while, though.

Do you like sports? No.

Family: I have a mom, a dad, and some siblings.

Clothing: casual

How did you find this website? I honestly don?t remember.

Job: currently unemployed, trying to become an online math tutor or teacher

Plans for the future? First, I want to get my dream job. Then, I want to use some of my salary to pay for professional therapy. After that, I want to make some friends in real life.

Any comments? no

What is your first name? Zachary

Age: 22

Location: Indiana

Hobbies and Interests: Listening to music, playing video games, writing stories, and writing music.

Why are you here? I've been diagnosed for over 10 years, and I want to be more involved in the community.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): When i was about 11 in 2002.

Favorite subjects: Psychology, sociology, history, music, and philosophy.

Year/Grade: Graduate School

Favorite music: Stoner rock/metal, sludge metal, and psychedelic rock.

Books: Great Gatsby.

TV shows/Movies: Breaking Bad and MST3K

Instrument: Guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard.

Do you like sports? Pretty much all of them.

Family: Huge family. I love them all.

Clothing: I love shorts, jeans, and band T-shirts.

How did you find this website? I googled "autism forum"

Job: In-between jobs at the moment.

Plans for the future? I want to become a research psychologist.

Any comments? I'm looking forward to my time here.

What is your first name?: Anna!

Age: 21

Location: Northern California, near the Silicon Valley

Hobbies and Interests: Cartoons/comics, music, art in general, video games, reading, going to conventions

Why are you here?: Figured it'd be a good place to find people who "get" me!

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Age 12, roughly

Favorite subjects: English, foreign languages, history

Year/Grade: College

Favorite music: They Might Be Giants, Amanda Palmer, Jonathan Coulton, The Mountain Goats, Marina And The Diamonds...basically alt-rock and indie and anything else that catches my ear, so to speak.

Books: Anything!

TV shows/Movies: Futurama, The Simpsons, The Colbert Report, South Park, Adventure Time...

Instrument: Ukulele!

Do you like sports?: Nahhhhh

Family: Mom, Dad, a pet dog

Clothing: I want to be fashionable and cute, but mostly I just wear T-shirts and skirts, jeans, or shorts. Also, I always wear two necklaces and a rubber bracelet.

How did you find this website?: I'd heard it mentioned before and figured I should check it out!

Job: Ahahaa...none yet!

Plans for the future?: Become a professional cartoonist specializing in comics!

Any comments?: Nice to meetcha! ^^

What is your first name? Bruna

Age: 19

Location: Brazil

Hobbies and Interests: Astronomy, cinema, science, learning new languages, arts and psychology

Why are you here? Read the experiences, maybe make friends

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 7 years old with depression, 17 with social anxiety, 19 aspie

Favorite subjects: Books, documentaries about science, old cars

Year/Grade: College of Pedagogy

Favorite music: Pink Floyd, Beethoven, Metallica, Oasis, Blur, AM

Books: The Book Thief, Sofies Verden, The Dreamseller, Mentes Perigosas

TV shows/Movies: Cosmos, ID, Freaks and Geeks, Breaking Bad, TBBT

Instrument: Piano

Do you like sports? Swimming sometimes

Family: -

Clothing: Normal I think haha

How did you find this website? Google

Job: None

Plans for the future? Travel to Italy, finish my classes of portuguese and italian this year, starting living alone and buy two cats haha.

Any comments? -

First name: Wendy
Age: older than the dinosaurs my son says
Location: Los Angeles, CA USA
Hobbies and Interests: Being with family, friends, reading, researching, learning. Finishing the journey to my PhD.
Why am I here? My young adult son has ASD; connecting with other parents
When was I diagnosed? My son was diagnosed when he was 8-years-old
Favorite subjects: neurobiology of attachment; psychology; personal relationships
Year/Grade: Doctoral candidate
Books: Anything Anne Lamott; right now I am immersed in research for my doctorate.
TV Shows: Grey's Anatomy
Instrument: Not musically gifted
Family: Husband, two wonderful children, one with AS, the other a NT daughter, a dog, and two cats
Job: mom, psychotherapist and graduate student
Plans for the future: Finish my Phd!! !!
Comments: It is great to read about everyone and their experiences here
It is a great site!

I liked reading your post. I think you "got it just right" 😊.
Welcome to WrongPlanet, i hope you will find many interesting friends here.

What is your first name? Arjeus or just call me Arjay

Age: 25

Location: Philippines

Hobbies and Interests: Movies, New Scientist, Badminton, video games, programming, innovating scientific and engineering pursuits.

Why are you here? I wanted to find like minded people and perhaps friends, feel at home

When were you diagnosed?: Informal diagnosis on social anxiety and OCD, anger management, etc. I think I'm a proto Aspie.

Favorite subjects: Computer science, artificial intelligence, programming, engineering design, researches.

Year/Grade: College graduate, Electronics engineering

Favorite music: Dance, instrumental orchestra

Books: Non fiction, scientific, engineering and psychology

TV shows/Movies: Anything I can relate with or with excellent visual effects. Simpsons, HIMYM, Naruto

Instrument: Piano, occasionaly

Do you like sports?: Badminton

Family: Me, my mother and my brother. I have little contact with my separated Dad

Clothing: T-shirts and jeans

How did you find this website?: Researching about autism

Job: IC designer at a Semiconductor company

Plans for the future? Become a known innovator/inventor

Any comments? I'll answer this one as an introduction to myself. I am Arjay, who loves being logical way above emotional. I am not diagnosed with asperger's but I have 50% symptoms of having one. I consider myself being a proto-Aspie. I like to help and share my thoughts, experiences and principles on what are the good and the bad being in the spectrum. I want to promote some traits in Asperger's and advocate that such character should be followed.
Hello WrongPlanet!! !

What is your first name? :)

Age: 24

Location: Seattle

Hobbies and Interests: mental health, young adult and youth services such as services for at risk and homeless teens. Also enjoy being with my family and relaxing with them.

Why are you here? I am learning more about asd and trying to gain some new coping skills.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): well, I was misdiagnosed as having bipolar at 12 then fetal alcohol spectrum disorder at 19.. I was recently told by my mental health counselor that the "sensory issues" I explain I have is actually a Sensory Integration Disorder (and nothing else, no bipolar, etc). My brain works basically the same as people diagnosed with asd.

Favorite subjects: Sociology, psychology

Year/Grade: I start my junior year of college in fall

Favorite music: 90s hip hop and r&b

Books: A Million Little Pieces by James Fray. And a lot of nonfiction

TV shows/Movies: Orange Is The New Black

Instrument: drums and my lady's ukelele

Do you like sports? Yes, women's basketball.

Family: My fiance (female) and our cat and dog

Clothing: casual and comfortable.

How did you find this website? Looking up resources

Job: Peer Counselor

Plans for the future? Get MSW, move to Hawaii with wife have babies and start start a youth center.