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What is your first name?
My first name is Nicholas.

Age:
I'm currently 27 years old.

Location:
I reside in Canada.

Hobbies and Interests:
My main hobbies include gaming, working out and reading. My main interest is in learning as much as I can regardless of the subject matter.

Why are you here?
I found the site randomly and figured I'd check it out.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
My Aspergers was diagnosed when I was around ten. Give or take a year or two.

Favorite subjects:
My favorite subjects involve anything that has to do with science, history and politics.

Year/Grade:
I majored in computer science.

Favorite music:
The only music that I tend to enjoy is orchestral.

Books:
I'll read anything. I'm currently working on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

TV shows/Movies:
I don't watch TV shows or movies.

Instrument:
I can play the piano and I'm attempting to learn guitar.

Do you like sports?
I enjoy watching the occasional hockey game at the local rink.

Family:
I don't have a family at this point in my life

Clothing:
I tend to wear business casual attire.

How did you find this website?
I was researching the rate in which STEM employers were actively hiring people with Autism. This site was mentioned a few times.

Job:
I'm currently a network administrator and doing training to help maintain the company's data center.

Plans for the future?
Hoping to eventually get a lakeside cottage.

Any comments?
Looking forward to talking with the community and learning a few things.

What is your first name?
Deric

Age:
I am 16 years old.

Location:
Saint Louis, Missouri

Hobbies and Interests:
Reading articles, Stream and watch TV shows and movies online, and make YouTube playlists.

Why are you here?
I am here because i'm interested in this website.

When were you diagnosed?
I was diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism and ADHD.

Favorite subjects:
My favorite subjects are English, History, and Math.

Year/Grade:
Sophomore/10th Grade

Favorite Music:
My most favorite music is Rock, Hip Hop/Rap, and EDM but I also like other music genres like Pop, Country, Jazz, Avant-Garde, Blues, R&B, Reggae, and Soul.

Books:
I haven't read any books for a long time.

TV shows/Movies:
Archer, South Park, Boondocks, Black Dolemite (Animated Series), Green Mile, House of 1000 Corpses, The Matrix, and Harry Potter franchise.

Instrument:
I don't play instruments but I have played a flute, a little okay on the guitar, and pretty good at piano.

Do you like sports?
I'm not that interested in sports but when I am interested in sports, I would probably watch MMA, Professional Wrestling, or maybe Basketball.

Family:
I love my family!

Clothing:
I would say that my clothing is casual. I like wearing T-shirts or checkered shirts, blue, baggy jeans, and tennis shoes or boots.

How did you find this website:
I know I found it somewhere on the internet but I don't remember where. My guess is that I probably found it on Wikipedia but i'm not exactly sure.

Job:
I don't have a job yet.

Plans for the future?
I have plans to graduate and go to college for Mass Communications.

Any comments?
Have a nice day!

What is your first name? Antony

Age: 30

Location: Huddersfield, UK

Hobbies and Interests: Hip hop, Fantasy, Writing, Reading, Gardening and plenty more

Why are you here? To connect with other people and to learn from others and hopefully help them

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

Favorite subjects: Politics, morals, A.I, Religion and plenty more

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Hip Hop

Books: Far too many.... The Dark Tower or A Song of Ice and Fire

TV shows/Movies: Red Dwarf, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Instrument:

Do you like sports? Yes, football, boxing and MMA

Family: I've a baby girl on the way

Clothing: Comfy ones

How did you find this website? Online

Job: Teaching Assistant

Plans for the future? Be Happy

Any comments? I think there are some amazing folks around here. Very helpful and informative.

What is your first name?: My name is Sydney but you can call me Syd for short.
Age: I'm 18 years old.
Location: Texas
Hobbies and Interests: Hobbies that I have are reading, drawing, and writing. My interests are traveling, anime, fashion, and all things Japanese.
Why are you here? I am here because I want to find internet friends who has autism like me.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Around 2014 or 2015
Favorite subjects: My favorite subject is Economics and English.
Year/Grade: I'm a Senior
Favorite music: My favorite type of music is J-pop and K-pop
Books: I like to read fantasy, Mystery, and Travel books.
TV shows/Movies: Anything that is anime.
Instrument: I don't play an instrument but I always wanted to play Violin.
Do you like sports? Nope
Family: Mom, Dad, and Brother (2 dogs and 2 cats)
Clothing: I'm not wearing it now but i'm interested in Japanese/Korean clothes.
How did you find this website? My Mom showed me this site and I thought it would be nice to connect with others like me.
Job: I don't have a job yet but I want to do something simple for my first time job.
Plans for the future?
My plans are to Travel around the world and try and find who I am and who I want to be. Right now I have no idea but I feel like once I get out and travel the world I will find something that I will love to do.

What is your first name?: Jesse
Age: 47
Location: Pennsylvania
Hobbies and Interests: My children, my work (higher education communications), running, nutrition
Why are you here? My glorious 6-year-old son was recently diagnosed with ASD. I want to learn more.
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): My son was diagnosed in March 2017
Favorite subjects: Literature, language.
Year/Grade: PhD in English and MBA in media management
Favorite music: So many! I love Radiohead, Van Morrison, Abdullah Ibrahim, Meshell Ndegeocello...
Books: Again, so many! I love Gail Godwin, Alison Bechdel, George Eliot, Ben Jonson, Rainbow Rowell...
TV shows/Movies: Yes! So many! I love Apocalypse Now, 17 Again, everything Brad Bird or Judd Apatow make...
Instrument: None.
Do you like sports? I like to run, but I only watch sports to please other people.
Family: Husband, son, daughter. Also my own mom, dad, brother; my in-laws; half- and step-siblings.
Clothing: Usually Banana Republic, usually black or neutral with a blue scarf.
How did you find this website? Recommended for people who are learning about ASD.
Job: College Communications
Plans for the future? Work, raise my children, run, read, watch the trees grow.

What's your first name: josh
Age: 30
Location: Indiana
Hobbies and interests: none that I need to mention
Why are you here? I don't know
When where you diagnosed: when I was 18
Favorite subjects: history
Favorite music: amv's mostly
Books: Stephen king
Tv shows/movies: none to mention
Instrument:none
Family: Orphan
Clothing: anything black
How did you find this website?: web search
Job: n/a
Plans for the future: hope I get to live to see tomorrow for now

What is your first name?: Auri, although I answer to a few.

Age: 23

Location: United Kingdom

Hobbies and Interests: reading, writing, playing games and digging holes.

Why are you here?: To talk to people and explore.

When were you diagnosed?: I have no official diagnosis but a number of people - including family friends who are professionals have told me they believe I am on the spectrum. So far I have resisted official diagnosis.

Favorite subjects: Archaeology - I am most interested in Bronze and Iron Age society in Northern Europe, but I am always learning more. I also enjoy history, physics and biology.

Year/Grade: I have a masters in archaeology.

Favorite music: It varies a lot, the most consistent examples include bands such as Halestorm, Shinedown, Muse, Alter Bridge, and singers such as Amanda Palmer.

Books: My love. Currently reading Donna Tartt, Brandon Sanderson, Neil Stephenson and Emily Bronte.

TV shows/Movies: always feel far behind on these, just saw the new guardians of the galaxy which I loved. Also watching Riverdale, Madam Secretary, Peaky Blinders, and working my way through star trek.

Instrument: Piano, some violin (it's been a while) and Guitar. I also own a children's set of bagpipes i occasionally attack.

Do you like sports? I enjoy playing and watching tennis and hockey.

Family: Mother, Father, Brother. Simple and complicated all at once.

Clothing: jeans, t-shirts etc. Usually stained by mud in a way I hear is now high fashion.

How did you find this website? Browsing around on Google.

Job: Archaeologist.

Plans for the future? Try to survive. I'd like to write a book one day.

Any comments? Just hoping to find some people to chat to

Age: 21

Location: UK

Hobbies and interests: history, archeology, metal detecting, architecture, classic cars, driving, urban exploration, exploring, Xbox

Why are you here?: to meet other aspies, make friends, help with issues. To be understood.

When where you diagnosed?: 2001 at age 6

Favourite subjects: ancient history up to 18th century, archeology, cooking

Year/grade: none, self taught

Favorite music: modern and classic rock, country, acoustic, chilled music. John mayer, matt nathanson, nirvana, red hot chillies, nickleback, 5 for fighting, ACDC, Metallica, snoop Dogg, moose blood, blink 182, sum 41, Florida Georgia line, lynrd skynrd, matchbox 20, better than Ezra, Tim McGraw.

Books: anything factual, history books,

TV/movies: history documentaries, time team, pawn stars, family guy, south park, American dad, nature documentaries, movies based on history, Vikings, the Tudors, horror movies, shreck, American horror story, anything with dogs.

Instruments: currently none but would love to learn to play acoustic guitar and piano.

Sports: never understood physical sports. Love WRC rally.

Family: it's complicated. Adoptive father, adoptive mother lives 500 miles away. Younger adoptive sister and older adoptive brother. 7 birth brother and sisters, recently found and met birth mother for first time after being put up for adoption 21 years ago, birth father never known. Only aspie in a family of NTs.

Clothing: dark jeans, skate shoes, t shirts

How did you find this website?: looking for help on Google.

Job: car valeter and detailer. Voluntary archeologist.

Plans for the future: probably nothing, just work and pay rent and bills.

What is your first name? Adam

Age: 21

Location: London

Hobbies and Interests: Reading (especially Harry Potter), the human body, medicine, biology, art

Why are you here? To meet people who are on the spectrum and find acceptance/ understanding from others

When were you diagnosed? Today (May 18, 2017)

Favorite subjects: Harry Potter, medicine, biology

Year/Grade: Graduate but aspiring to go back to medical school

Favorite music: RuPaul and Bollywood soundtracks

Books: Harry Potter

TV shows/Movies: Too many to list...but I love Bollywood films especially

How did you find this website? My consultant suggested it to me

Job: Healthcare assistant

Plans for the future? Become a doctor!

What is your first name?
henry (translated from portuguese, since i can't stand it in it's original fashion
Age:
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Location:
southern brazil (migrated from the north in 2016
Hobbies and Interests:
music, philosophy, general media (i'm attracted by concepts, not the art form they were expressed on) and animals
Why are you here?
all other forms of meeting people i tried were as successful as trying to silently open a door with dynamite, so this is my last gamble at the socialization game
When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
mid-to-late 2016 after almost 2 years of being labeled schizoid
Favorite subjects:
economics and philosophy
Year/Grade:
i don't know how it translates to the american system, but i'm one year short from ending the indoctrination camp called high school, still haven't gone mental quite yet!
Favorite music:
long story short, black metal (the atmospheric kind), noise, grindcore (mostly goregrind and mathcore), ambient (muslimgauze being a favorite), no wave and idm (mostly venetian snares and autechre)
Books:
anthem and paper girls are good, still gotta get around murray rothbard
TV shows/Movies:
i barely watch movies or television, but i have been getting into evangelion lately
Instrument:
the bare minimum of guitar, i use digital drum machines and editing but i suck at making music, even though i've been doing it for 4 years
Do you like sports?
nonononononononononononononon-
Family:
99% s**t 1% half decent people with severe drawbacks
Clothing:
as long as my shirts have contents i understand and like i'm happy, everything else is masturbatory and pointless
How did you find this website?
google
Job:
voice actor in training
Plans for the future?
getting run over by a car or making a tulpa would be nice, if god ever gets the papers mixed up and the universe stops treating me like a nuisance getting a bf would be appreciated
Any comments?
nope

What is your first name? Ethan

Age: 18

Location: Nottingham

Hobbies and Interests: Music, gigs, Doctor Who

Why are you here? To meet other people on the spectrum

When were you diagnosed? When I was 5

Favorite subjects: Music, Film

Year/Grade: College

Favorite music: Everything

Books: I don't read...

TV shows/Movies: Doctor Who, La La Land

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Theatre Student

Plans for the future? Become a Theatre Director and Playwright

What is your first name? George

Age: 25

Location: Greece

Hobbies and Interests: exploring nature, exercise, music, geography, meteorology

Why are you here? I am here to learn about the challenges that other Aspies face and if it is possible to meet another Aspie

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when i was 19 or 20 years old

Favorite subjects: Geography,Maths

Year/Grade: I'm studying in a Technical University

Favorite music: traditional,classical,reggae,rock

Books: Now I read Walden by Henry David Thoreau and Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

TV shows/Movies: Into the Wild, Forrest Gump, The Godfather, Dallas Buyers Club,
The Pianist, Sleepers, American History X, Hachi: A Dog's Tale

Instrument:

Do you like sports? Yes, very much

Family: Father, Mother and Brother

Clothing:

How did you find this website? Ι don't remember exactly. Maybe by searching on the internet.

Job: No, I am a student

Plans for the future? Be happier

Any comments?

What is your first name? You can call me 'Mione. I won't post my legal name online.

Age: 28

Location: Sunshine State

Hobbies and Interests: History (especially Tudor England, the Titanic, and the American Civil War), researching online about various topics including Asperger Syndrome, video games, fandoms, musical instruments

Why are you here? To make friends and interact with others on and off the spectrum

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I haven't been formally diagnosed yet. This has been solely self diagnosis thusfar (though so far when researching various conditions I've been spot on before a doctor was able to confirm what I already knew).

Favorite subjects: Math, History, Music, Science

Year/Grade:some college

Favorite music:Celtic, folk, Marilyn Manson. Depends on my mood really.

Books:anything on the Tudors, various books on English history, the Hobbit, books on Autism

TV shows/Movies:Game of Thrones, Bob's Burgers, the Lord of the Rings series, Miss Potter, etc.

Instrument: Piano, some guitar and violin. Usually if you hand me an instrument, I can at least pick out a basic melody on it within minutes.

Do you like sports? Not really. The exception is watching figure skating and gymnastics during the Olympics.

Family: All NT as far as I know.

Clothing: Whatever is comfortable.

How did you find this website? I was searching online for information about growing up on the spectrum and what it was like for other girls. 90% of the time, the information presented is geared towards males on the spectrum.

Job: currently not working but I prefer things in which I don't have to interact with people unless it's on my terms.

Plans for the future? Get married, have a dog, move out of the state. Find out what it is I'm meant to do with my life. I've always felt like a fish out of water.

Any comments? Alohomora. Also, it's leviOsa, not LeviosA.

What is your first name?: Charlie

Age: 19

Location: US

Hobbies and Interests: Video games, the British crime drama Broadchurch, playing ukulele, marine biology, and musical theater.

Why are you here?: Looking to connect to likeminded people!

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): I have yet to be officially diagnosed, but most of my family is convinced I have it. I'd like to pursue a professional diagnosis however that probably won't be for a while yet because of time/money/etc.

Favorite subjects: Math and science (especially Biology)

Year/Grade: College Sophomore

Favorite music: I have broad music taste. Anything from alternative rock to indie to classical to musical theater. I love Sleeping at Last.

Books: Broadchurch (the novel), of course. I enjoy a good mystery and am an avid Harry Potter fan. Other than that, I mostly prefer nonfiction books about special interests.

TV shows/Movies: Broadchurch, Parks and Rec, and Stranger Things are my top three. I'm not a huge movie watcher though I do love Disney movies (The Lion King and Moana, namely).

Instrument: Trumpet and ukulele

Do you like sports? Soccer and ice hockey.

Clothing: Mostly sweats and t-shirts

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Elementary reading tutor and early childhood teacher

Plans for the future? I'd like to go to Med school.

What is your first name? Jessi

Age: 33

Location: California

Hobbies and Interests: making jewelry, jigsaw puzzles, reading, baking

Why are you here? connect with other Aspies and share experiences

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

Favorite subjects: data science, physics, physiology, psychology

Year/Grade: erm... well past that

Favorite music:

Books: fantasy, dystopian future, mystery/crime

TV shows/Movies: NCIS, Criminal Minds, Bones

Instrument: trombone, though a bit rusty

Do you like sports? kinda, preferably individual ones

Family: yep, I've got parents and a sibling

Clothing: eh? I'm not sitting here naked!

How did you find this website? perusing the internet

Job: data scientist/consumer researcher

Plans for the future? cripes, I haven't even planned my weekend!

Any comments? nope