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What is your first name? Ricky

Age: 22

Location: Los Angeles

Hobbies and Interests: Horses, Reading, Tattoos, and reading


Why are you here? Autism

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 7

Favorite subjects: History, Religion, Creative Writing, and Foods.

Year/Grade: Graduated

Favorite music: Rock

Books: The Secret History, Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, IT, Lonesome Dove and The Outsiders

TV shows/Movies: Looney Tunes, Supernatural, Scrubs, Dead Like Me, The Simpsons, and Twin Peaks

Instrument: Piano or Saxophone

Do you like sports? Sort of

Family: Mom, Dad, Brother and Sister

Clothing: I like t shirts a lot

How did you find this website? Someone told me about it

Job: I do not really have one

Plans for the future? Getting a good job and possibly being fully independent one day

What is your first name? Stacey

Age: 28

Location: Dunedin, New Zealand

Hobbies and Interests: Paper craft, TV and film, Reading, Walking, Cemeteries (links into my fascination with death, I have a degree in archaeology)

Why are you here? For my own research purposes and to talk with others about their experiences

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 27 AS

Favorite subjects: History, Science, Music

Year/Grade: I finished my BA (Hons) in 2013

Favorite music: Classical, Punk rock, Pop, Little bit of Jazz, Love songs

Books: Mostly murder mysteries and fantasy

TV shows/Movies: MCU, Supernatural, The Magicians, Dr Who, Sherlock

Instrument: I used to play the clarinet and guitar, haven't for a long time now though have been meaning to pick them both up again. Mostly now I just sing for myself.

Do you like sports? I used to play field hockey. I quite like badminton. I mostly just go for walks and do a little yoga now.

Family: I have no siblings. I'm close with my Mum but not with my Dad

Clothing: I like to wear dresses. I have a good sense for fashion but dress more modestly to hide how round I am in places

How did you find this website? I think it was through a google search I did one day.

Job: I work at a university in administration

Plans for the future? I want to buy a house. Beyond that I'm not sure yet.

Any comments? I like cats, they are very cute. Especially the fluffy ones.

What is your first name?
I'm not disclosing that.

Age:
23 in August

Location:
Australia

Hobbies and Interests:
Politics, a bit of philosophy, chess, music

Why are you here?
For my own entertainment

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
I was diagnosed with Aspergers at about 5 years old.

Favorite subjects:
I'm not in high school

Year/Grade:
Graduated

Favorite music:
Heavy metal

Books:
I do all my reading online

TV shows/Movies:
I hate picking favourites, but superhero movies and shows, sitcoms, sci-fi, action. The quality matters more than the genre

Instrument:
Guitar and drums, though I don't play much anymore

Do you like sports?
Not even a little bit

Family:
Yes, I have one

Clothing:
I have that too

How did you find this website?
The internet

Job:
Factory-hand

Plans for the future?
Continue turning perfectly good oxygen into carbon dioxide

Any comments?
This is a comment

First Name: Jeffrey (I typically am called Jeff by others and that is often how I introduce myself).
Age: 57
Location: Dallas
Hobbies and Interests: Astronomy, Rocks & Minerals, Computers/Video Games, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Model Railroads, and trains in general, Anime & Manga (this is more of a recent one than the others - I got into anime in the late 90s.
Why are you here?: I searched for online Asperger's support resources after having a meltdown over something very minor.
When were you diagnosed?: Not exactly sure, it may have been when I was 6 or 7. This was back in the '70s when
no one knew what to call it.
Favorite Subjects: My favorite subjects in high school were Geometry, English, French, Trigonometry, US/World History and Biology. In college, my favorites were English, Astronomy, Drafting, Computer Aided Design, Robotics, and Psychology.
Year/Grade: I graduated high school in 1980, and for the next 3 years, I went to local community colleges, taking the bus to get there and home again. I did not know what I wanted to do with my life, and in May 1983 I enlisted in the US Army. That was one of the most difficult experiences I have ever been through, but it helped me get to where I am today, with no worries about having enough money.
Favorite Music: Classic Rock, Oldies (50s-80s mostly), Classical
Books: Science Fiction and Fantasy - some of my favorite authors: Andre Norton (I love the Witch World series), Anne McCaffrey, Ursula K. LeGuin, Robert A Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Nancy Springer, J.R.R. Tolkein, Michael Crichton, Ray Bradbury
TV Shows/Movies: How Its Made, Cosmos (the original version with Carl Sagan), Babylon 5, Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, and Voyager), BBC Planet Earth, Sliders, Max Headroom, Doctor Who, Blake's 7, The Prisoner, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers
Instrument: I do not play an instrument
Do you like sports?: for the most part, no. I used to bicycle race, but haven't been on the bike in several years.
Family: I live at home with my mother, and help pay the house expenses. I have a sister who lives in the Austin area, and an aunt who lives in NYC
Clothing: for work, I wear collared shirts, except on Fridays which is casual. There used to be a tradition of wearing Hawaiian shirts at work on Firdays, but I haven't worn one in several years. Outside of work I wear t-shirts and shorts in the summer, and long pants in the winter with long sleeve henley shirts. I have also taken to wearing Vibram Five Fingers, even though I do not run.
How did you find this website?: Through a McKinney, Texas based support group called Toomey.org.
Job: I am what is known as a Metrology Technician. I calibrate electronic test equipment. This was what I was trained for in the military. I have been with my current employer 18 years.
Plans for the future: continue doing what I have been doing working. I'm still quite a few years ahead of retiring.
Any comments: none at this time.

What is your first name?

Age: 23

Location: UK

Hobbies: Plants, Cooking

Why are you here? I have high AS

When were you diagnosed?: 2014

Year/Grade: Left School at 16, 2012

Favorite music: Classical to Amon Amarth

Books: I am reading at the moment a book on cryptography, circuit engineering and just for fun metro part 2.

TV shows/Movies: Watching Limitless on netflix

Instrument: Guitar, Violin

Do you like sports? Ice skating and skiing

Family: Have no family

Clothing: I hope so.

Job: Music teacher

Plans for the future? Relax

Any comments?

What is your first name?
It's not Cranjis

Age:
I'm almost 30

Location:
East coast USA

Hobbies and Interests:
This is a tough one. I feel like I have more hobbies and interests in my mind than reality. I just kind of like messing around with a lot of things I never seem to get good at. Paint, keyboard, knitting, etc.

Why are you here?
You'll have to provide a signed permission slip for me to discuss...

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder):
It's being talked about

Favorite subjects:
TV, music, whales, colors. I like to get specific about colors. Have you seen olive grey!!

Year/Grade:
N/A

Favorite music:
My favorite at the moment is the band PVRIS, but I like a lot of anything. I can sing along to some Britney Spears, Pearl Jam, Pavement, Chelsea Wolfe, MGMT, Vince Staples, Saosin, Something Corporate, Todd Rundgren...my music taste is also a jack of all trades master of none type of deal

Books:
I wish my attention span was better. Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald was good

TV shows/Movies:
Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Sanford and Son, etc

Instrument:
I have a cheap guitar and keyboard collecting dust

Do you like sports?
I am I mean I was the fat kid in gym class, so no

Family:


Clothing:
Anything comfortable. I'm sure I would look better if I wore clothes that were more fitted and whatnot, but I can't deal with it and certain fabric textures...

How did you find this website?
I don't remember at this point, been lurking off and on for quite some time

Job:


Plans for the future?


Any comments?
(Donnie is the best turtle BY THE WAY.)

What is your first name? Tomas

Age: 36

Location: Detroit

Hobbies and Interests: reading, swimming

Why are you here? to find new friends

When were you diagnosed? last month

Favorite subjects: reading

Year/Grade:

Favorite music: Rock

Books: Lord of the rings

TV shows/Movies: all Marvel movies

Instrument:

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: swimming

Family:

Clothing: jeans, T-shirts

Job: coach

What are you planning to do when you get older? retire

My celebrity crush is called Tomas!

What is your first name? -

Age: 42

Location: South West UK

Hobbies and Interests: Ornithology, drawing, nature, ASD

Why are you here? To learn from others and connect with others around the topic of autism

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): currently 10 months on a waiting list for diagnosis

Favorite subjects: art, music, poetry

Year/Grade: -

Favorite music: pretty much every kind of music

Books: Harry Potter, the whole non-fiction section, dictionaries, catalogues, directories

TV shows/Movies: Twin Peaks, nature programmes

Instrument: Violin, Clarinet, Piano, Spanish/classical/jazz guitar, Voice (I only play guitar now)

Do you like sports? Not that much

Family: partner, 11 year old and 5 year old

Clothing: I wear the same dress every day (I have 3 the same)

How did you find this website? Probably Google

Job: voluntary data input, voluntary wildlife surveys

Plans for the future? Try to get a paid job.

Any comments?

What is your first name? Emily

Age: 24

Location: Washington DC

Hobbies and Interests: Physics (quantum & computational), dogs, fitness and outdoor activities, and of course good food

Why are you here? Getting in touch with new people, I have a hard time making new friends

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): 2015

Favorite subjects: Physics, math

Year/Grade: finishing up my MSc degree

Favorite music: Matthew and the Atlas, Matthew Dear (feat. Tegan and Sara): Bad Ones

Books: In the light of what we know ~ Zia Haider Rahman

TV shows/Movies: a lot of Netflix

Do you like sports? fitness, used to climb, and dance (mainly classical ballet)

Family: far away across the ocean in Europe, and a husband and dog in DC

How did you find this website? Google

Job: Research

Plans for the future? Not sure yet

What is your first name? Krystal

Age: 29

Location: Kansas

Hobbies and Interests: babies (they smell soooo good), aliens/UFOs, 50s monster movies and comics, supernatural & conspiracy theories/mysteries, music, reading, fashion, Church of the Subgenius, video games, drawing, coming up with lists of ideas and projects that I hardly ever have the time or gumption to start.

Why are you here? Recently diagnosed with ASD, have a child who is diagnosed as well.

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

Favorite subjects: Like in school? Gosh, it's been ages. English, art, history.

Year/Grade: Oh goodness! I have a BA and a master's degree... back in school again too for something else.

Favorite music: I'm all over the place. Right now I'm re-listening to Plastic Beach by the Gorillaz a lot, and Aesop Rock's new album... but some of all time favs are The Cramps, Garbage, Bjork, Depeche Mode, Neko Case, The Handsome Family, New Order, Hole, Fiona Apple, Distillers, etc. I listen to everything from Ariana Grande to Beethoven to Type O Negative, idk man just catch me outside, how 'bout that. Yes, I even like country.

Books: I love reading! Kurt Vonnegut is my favorite fiction author (Sirens of Titan is my favorite by him). I mostly read non-fiction on different topics that change (currently it's medical stuff). Right now I'm reading a cyberpunk novel. I used to read poetry more than I do now, but I still enjoy it. I also like art books and children's picture books.

TV shows/Movies: I don't watch much tv and it's rare that I watch movies these days, but I basically like anything campy and lowest common denominator (I not-so-secretly love watching the Bachelor/Bachelorette and snark on it with my husband).

Instrument: Not really.

Do you like sports? No.

Family: I'm married with children like that 90s sitcom only I'm not nearly as cool as Peggy Bundy. I have an identical twin too.

Clothing: I'm basically a librarian pastel goth child but almost 30 (which I'll never acknowledge with my clothing choices, grownup clothes are so boring).

How did you find this website? My therapist told me about it, interestingly enough.

Job: Ugh, I don't even wanna talk about it today. I work at a medical university as a clinic/research/admin assistant.

Plans for the future? Hopefully figure out what I actually want to do with my life, then do that.

Any comments? Currently taking applications for friends, apply within.

Who are you?
Gully Foyle is my name.

Where are you from?
Terra is my nation.

Where are you now?
Deep space is my dwelling place

Where are you bound?
Death's my destination

Name. Best not to say as is rather unique, but I will say that Mountain Goat is not my real name. Not a lot of people know that.
Age. Approximately 47 and a quarter.
Location. Wales (Not all of it. Just this bit).
Hobbies and Interests. Have been told they are special interests... Bicycles and Trains... Model Railways.
Why am I here? Ummm. Anyone else know the answer? Actually a bit of a long story. Years of trying to find the cause of energy loss. Prayer... Over the last few years I now have remembered seven times on different occasions where it has been suggested I may have asperges. One man was soo convinced I had asperges that I thought something was wrong with him. He said to see my doctor! I laughed it off thinking "There's nothing wrong with me!" ... But I didn't really know anything about it, despite actually dating a beautifully hearted lady who has asperges and her son has autism. I did ask her and she had me take an online test which, due to not knowing what some technical terms are so I answered "No" to them, I ended up with a boarderline score of 32 out of 50 and it said to see a doctor. I ignored it!
I did once watch a program on TV about autism where for some reason I found myself drawn in but still, it was like either I was in a stage of denial, or I still didn't realize what many aspects were about... But something still rang a bell... Thought nothing of it apart from at the back of the mind... But then I decided to look on Youtube about prosoprognosia which I get and one link kept catching my attention so eventually after trying to ignore it I watched it about prosoprognosia. Was "Ask an Autistic". She said many on the spectrum get faceblindness... I then watched many of her films and it dawned on me I that it could be possible what I describe as energy loss could have something to do with being on the spectrum somehow?
Well, it took e two years of attempting to ask my doctor as I kept clamming up. I am waiting for an assessment. (Since on rhis site I have had shock after shock as I have found aspects I assumed were my character to be autistic traits...!
Favourits subjects? Daydreaming! Honestly! I love to daydream. I have a very visual inner mind. In school I would regularly be told off for daydreaming, but ofte it was my way of learning. Sometimes it was daydreaming if I didn't latch onto the subject. I was thinking I could get a degree in daydreaming!
Year/Grade? Does this mean qualifications? Nothing special here. Messed up collage (Note the spelling!) due to being petrified of classmates. Almost jumped through an upstairs classsroom window when the whole class turned against me. I only went through the motions of doing the exams to get out of college. I didn't really mix well so was always a bundle of nurves inside... Used to act thick to try to fit in.
Favourite Music. Oh gosh. Well, after not really listening to her music when it first came out which I can't believe I wasn't paying attention... I have to say I am now a HUGE fan of CYNDI LAUPER!. I may not like every song she sang or agree with her in all her statements in life, but I really like her attitude in life and her voice and music! WOW! And when I saw on Youtube "Change of Heart" with a mix of catchy beat and her powerful voice mixing witn contrasting colours both in the foreground and background... It is inspirational! I also like do wop, especially by unknown bands like the "Angelettes" with their hauntingly fascinating "Mine and Mine Alone". I also like Blondie, Dire Straights, ABBA etc.
Books. Anything to do with model railways or trains... As I have a visual mind and now know I have, I am no longer embarissed to say that I spend more time studying the pictures then reading the text. I tend to major on just a few books which I read again, and again and again.
TV shows/movies.. Last of the Summer Wine, Murder by Death, don't like scary horror like Jumanji etc... Love the 1970's version of "The Railway Children" as it reminds me of when I was young. Also love a film called "Homecoming" (I think that is the name... Is about "Ruthy" and her aunt "Silvie". Her aunt is such a beautiful character and reminds me of a cross between my Mum and my Aunt who is her sister. Sadly I have not spoken to my aunt for a few years as she passed away. I loved my Aunt!
Instrument. Used to play violin but gave it up when they wanted me to go for exams and everything was geared towards me going in an orcestra. I hated the thought of that. I always wanted ro play country music, but when, after many years of lessons I finally realized it was all about passing classical music exams to play in an orcestra I quit. No one told me I could play the music I wanted by myself! It never really occurred to me.
Sports. No, other then competing in mountain bike racing and cycling etc. Had very muscular legs due to cycling so was not much good at running etc.Wrong muscles.
Family. Live with Mum. Dad died. Have 2 brothers. One has lots of children. The other is married.
Clothing. Worn out comfortable clothing... I rip the labels out most clothes. Too scratchy.
How did I find this website? I was looking to find out more about a link to energy loss. Now believe them to be partial shutdowns as one description was soo accurate it is as if I wrote it!
Job. I don't stay in jobs for long. Keep getting partial shutdowns leading to being so burntout and frustrated I eventually quit. Nearly all jobs have revolved around my two hobbies in one form or another. My record for employment is 9 years which I don't know how I did it, though I was suicidal by the time I quit and almost jumped off a train at high speed when I wasn't thinking straight due to lack of sleep. Shifts caught up with me. Currently not working or claiming (Can't face the stress of claiming), though a temporary low hours part time job maybe arranged next week. I tend to work about two months a year part time. Can't really cope with more at the moment.
Future Plans. Relocate. Find some sort of income so I can then find a wife and start a family etc. I am very loving if I find the right young lady!
Any comments? I like trains? I am a traditionalist at heart preferring a simple approach to life.

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Hope I didn't write too much.