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Mountain Goat is not my real name either!

Hello my name is Katie and I got insomnia..

Hello Katie.

Some people with insomnia find difficulty in sleeping.

What is your first name? Elsa

Age: 14

Location: United States

Hobbies and Interests: Science, Education, Photography

Why are you here? Looking to get more involved with the community and find people whom I can relate to better.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): January of 2019

Favorite subjects: Science class, math class, English class

Year/Grade: Entering 9th grade

Favorite music: Classical/general instrumental music

Books: Fahrenheit 451, Stories of the Courage to Teach, The Giver

TV shows/Movies: Avatar, Greatest Showman, League of Their Own

Instrument: Clarinet

Do you like sports? Tennis, Equestrian, Skiing

Family: Mother, Father, Labradooodle

Clothing: Fairly conservative, though I occasionally try new styles.

How did you find this website? My family mentioned it to me

Job: Housekeeping occasionally, full-time student

Plans for the future? I hope to attend a state science fair, go to college, and become an elementary school teacher.

What is your first name? Sarah

Age: 42

Location: Very rural BC, Canada

Hobbies and Interests: Learning things, Cooking/Baking, Photography, Art

Why are you here? To make new friends and learn about myself and you.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): July of 2019

Favorite subjects: Science & Math

Year/Grade: Grade OMGI'MOLD

Favourite music: Mostly old music. Everything. 80's new wave and early 90's hip hop.

Books: Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein, Trinity - Leon Uris, Margaret Atwood

TV shows/Movies: Lain - Serial Experiments, documentaries, youtube instructionals

Instrument: Cello, Bass Guitar

Do you like sports? Martial Arts, Dance, no team sports.

Family: Me and my three kids.

Clothing: T-Shirts with the neck cut out, cotton pants. No Tags. Very limited colours.

How did you find this website? It was mentioned in a panel discussion on Aspergers I watched on youtube

Job: Mom

Plans for the future? I hope to maybe paint and get paid for it. And be the coolest grandma in the land. (later, much later)

What is your first name? Mike

Age: 18

Location: West Coast, prefer not to be specific

Hobbies and Interests: Reading, writing, horses, and tattoos

Why are you here? I have Autism Spectrum Disorder level 2

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): age 3,2004

Favorite subjects: World Religions and Writing

Year/Grade: 12th Grade

Favorite music: A lot of different genres, I love music

Books: Archie Comics, Aristotle And Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, The Goosebumps series, and a lot of things by Stephen King. I like reading but I am not good at English Class, I have a hard time with it.

TV shows/Movies: I don't really have a favorite one. I like so many

Instrument: I wish I could play the Saxophone but its hard

Do you like sports? If so, which ones?: I like horse back riding

Family: A mom and a dad, plus a younger sister who is 15 and does not have autism

Clothing: I like to wear comfortable things. I like sweat pants and jeans, hoodies, t shirts, and sneakers, specifically converse

How did you find this website? I was looking up things to better understand who I am

Job: I don't have one, I want to work though

Plans for the future? I want to graduate high school and maybe go to college

Any comments? I like that this website exists.

What is your first name? Theresa (or Tessa, for short)

Age: 31

Location: NY, USA

Hobbies and Interests: Video Games, Painting, Music (listening and making), Writing (mainly poetry), Comic Books, Crafts and DIY.

Why are you here? I'm looking to meet other autistic people and hopefully make some friends.

When were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed with autism at 29. I also have other mental health disorders.

Favorite subjects: ? I'm guessing this means in school? I liked Art, English and French.

Year/Grade: I'm not in school anymore. Thinking of going back to college though

Favorite music: Hard for me to decide. Right now, I'm really into Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Janelle Monae, Tessa Violet, Doja Cat, Sir Babygirl.... I have a lot of favorites. It's hard to say.

Books: I like mostly non-fiction books, especially about quantum physics. Also, I'm really into comic books, and have been recently getting into Manga

TV shows/Movies:Too many to decide

Instrument: Guitar and Mandolin

Do you like sports? Not really

Family: Two parents and a brother

Clothing: ? Whatever is comfortable

How did you find this website? Web Search

Job: I'm disabled

Plans for the future? Not sure. Hoping to start a YouTube channel and eventually sell some of my art

Any comments? nope

Update: I have 'adopted' my avatar as my surrogate big brother.

What is your first name? Laura

Age: 29

Location: Chicago

Hobbies and Interests: Bowling, swimming, psychopharmacology, autism, airplanes, video games, and TV

Why are you here? I have autism

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Classic Autism, Schizoaffective Disorder (Bipolar Type), ADHD, OCD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Agoraphobia, Learning Disorder-NOS

Favorite subjects: N/A

Year/Grade: N/A

Favorite music: Classical and jazz

Books: DSM-III through DSM-5

TV shows/Movies: Thomas the Tank Engine, Tom and Jerry, The Good Doctor, Atypical, Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Breaking Bad, and The Big Bang Theory

Instrument: Piano, organ, and bass

Do you like sports? Bowling and swimming

Family: Mom, Dad, 3 younger sisters, and 2 cats

Clothing: Casual and comfortable

How did you find this website? Google search

Job: Disabled

Plans for the future? No

Any comments?

What is your first name? Allison

Age: 31

Location: South Jersey

Hobbies and Interests: Gaming, creative activities, interests in psychology, science, politics, philosophy, economics, business, the occult, martial arts.

Why are you here? Make some friends, engaging and substantive conversation, support and learning more about my conditions.

When were you diagnosed?(skip if you don't have a disorder): Borderline Personality Disorder and PTSD... within last 2 years...

Favorite subjects: Not in school

Year/Grade: I have a bachelor's degree.

Favorite music: Katy Perry, Night Club, Nox Arcana, Nightwish, Funker Vogt, Rammstein, P!nk, Grausame Toechter, AKB48, VNV Nation, Xandria, Gpkism, Gothminister and a lot of music from those associated genres

Books: 1984... I mostly read non-fiction books... when I can focus, which has been hardly lately

TV shows/Movies: DC stuff, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Star Trek, Farscape... spacing right now but there's a lot of others..

Instrument: no..

Do you like sports? Did Taekwondo collegiate level... I like football

Family: Older Brother, one parent close with other missing, my fiance and a lovely kitty cat. My partner is autistic.

Clothing: I like...black boots, lot of black, blue and red are good too. Scoop neck tops, leggings, leather.. really into goth/ military goth fashion.

How did you find this website? Google, I've known about if for years finally joined.

Job: "Order Processor"

Plans for the future? Just trying to get better every day... and not lose control.

Any comments? I hope I can find friends here and am trying to understand myself better so I can help others.

What is your first name? Amy

Age: 15

Location: Cranleigh, England

Hobbies and Interests: reading, climbing, walking, skiing

Why are you here? I am autistic and dyspraxic. I want to make some friends with people who are like me.

When were you diagnosed?: autism : October 2018, dyspraxia : when I was about 4

Favorite subjects: religion and philosophy, French Spanish

Year/Grade: year 11

Favorite music: I don’t have a favourite type of music

Books: Harry Potter, divergent

TV shows/Movies: Harry Potter, divergent, Doctor Who

Instrument: I don’t play an instrument

Do you like sports? Some sports

Family: A mum and dad, a 13 year old non autistic brother

Clothing: I’m not sure what to say about my clothing

How did you find this website? I was having a look for websites with autistic people to make friends with.

Job: don’t have one yet

Plans for the future? Don’t have one

Any comments?